### Question
Can you define what near-Earth space means?


### Answer
**Near-Earth space** is defined as the following in *42 U.S.C. § 18302*:

> the region of space that includes low-Earth orbit and extends out to and includes geo-synchronous orbit

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 18302*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 159-SPACE EXPLORATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCIENCE**

