51 U.S.C. § 20103 — Definitions
submitted 16 years ago by Pub. L. 111-314 to r/title-51-NATIONAL-AND-COMMERCIAL-SPACE-PROGRAMS · 111 words · no verdicts yet
This section defines "aeronautical and space activities" and "aeronautical and space vehicles" for the chapter. It covers flight research, building and testing air and space vehicles, running the space shuttle transport system, and related equipment.
(1) "Aeronautical and space activities" means: (A) researching and solving problems of flight within and outside Earth's atmosphere; (B) developing, building, testing, and operating aircraft and spacecraft for research purposes; (C) running a space transportation system — including the space shuttle, upper stages, space platforms, and related equipment; and (D) any other activities needed to explore space.
(2) "Aeronautical and space vehicles" means aircraft, missiles, satellites, and other space vehicles — whether crewed or uncrewed — along with their related equipment, devices, components, and parts.
In this chapter:
The term “aeronautical and space activities” means—
research into, and the solution of, problems of flight within and outside the Earth’s atmosphere;
the development, construction, testing, and operation for research purposes of aeronautical and space vehicles;
the operation of a space transportation system including the space shuttle, upper stages, space platforms, and related equipment; and
such other activities as may be required for the exploration of space.
The term “aeronautical and space vehicles” means aircraft, missiles, satellites, and other space vehicles, manned and unmanned, together with related equipment, devices, components, and parts.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3332.)
- 2010Enacted · Pub. L. 111-314 · 124 Stat. 3332
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