14 C.F.R. § 413.3 Who must obtain a license.
Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space
(a) A person must obtain a license— (1) To launch a launch vehicle from the United States; (2) To operate a launch site within the United States; (3) To reenter a reentry vehicle in the United States; or (4) To operate a reentry site within the United States. (b) An individual who is a U.S. citizen or an entity organized under the laws of the United States or any State must obtain a license— (1) To launch a launch vehicle outside the United States; (2) To operate a launch site outside of the United States; (3) To reenter a reentry vehicle outside of the United States; or (4) To operate a reentry site outside of the United States. (c) A foreign entity in which a United States citizen has a controlling interest, as defined in §401.5 of this chapter, must obtain a launch license to launch a launch vehicle from or a license to operate a launch site within— (1) Any place that is both outside the United States and outside the territory of any foreign nation, unless there is an agreement in force between the United States and a foreign nation providing that such foreign nation shall exercise jurisdiction over the launch or the operation of the launch site; or (2) The territory of any foreign nation if there is an agreement in force between the United States and that foreign nation providing that the United States shall exercise jurisdiction over the launch or the operation of the launch site. (d) A foreign entity in which a U.S. citizen has a controlling interest, as defined in §401.5 of this chapter, must obtain a license to reenter a reentry vehicle or to operate a reentry site in— (1) Any place that is outside the United States and outside the territory of any foreign nation, unless there is an agreement in force between the United States and a foreign nation providing that such foreign nation shall exercise jurisdiction over the reentry or the operation of the reentry site; or (2) The territory of any foreign nation if there is an agreement in force between the United States and that foreign nation providing that the United States shall exercise jurisdiction over the reentry or the operation of the reentry site. [Doc. No. FAA–1999–5535, 65 FR 56658, Sept. 19, 2000]
Title 14: Aeronautics and Space
PART 413—LICENSE APPLICATION PROCEDURES
§ 413.3 Who must obtain a license.
