Pub. L. 100-147, tit. I, sec. 118

Sec. 118. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that the capital investment in space satellites and vehicles should be enhanced and protected by establishing a system of servicing, rehabilitation, and repair capabilities in orbit (hereinafter referred to as “satellite servicing”). (b) The Administrator shall conduct a thorough and comprehensive study of satellite servicing with a view toward establishing national goals and objectives for utilizing such capabilities. (c) In conducting the study of satellite servicing under this section, the Administrator shall give consideration to— (1) the use of the space shuttle, the space station, and other space vehicles to carry out or support satellite servicing; 101 STAT. 868 (2) all potential users of satellite servicing capabilities, including civilian, defense, private, and foreign satellites and space vehicles; (3) experience to date with in-orbit satellite servicing including the costs of such operations and the fees charged users that are not from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; (4) the pertinence of satellite servicing to insurance, including the character, cost, and availability of insurance; (5) the pertinence of satellite servicing to satellite and vehicle design; (6) the pertinence of satellite servicing to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and other space programs, including science and applications programs; and (7) the prices to be charged for satellite servicing such that the full costs of such servicing can be recovered. (d) The Administrator shall complete the study and present a full report on it to the Congress on or before January 15, 1988.