experimental aerospace vehicle
Defined in 2 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
The term “experimental aerospace vehicle” means an object intended to be flown in, or launched into, orbital or suborbital flight for the purpose of demonstrating technologies necessary for a reusable launch vehicle, developed under an agreement between the Administration and a developer.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 1999–present42 U.S.C. § 2458CThe Public Health and Welfare · Experimental aerospace vehicle · in this section
- 2026–present51 U.S.C. § 20139National and Commercial Space Programs · Insurance for experimental aerospace vehicles · in this section
Experimental aerospace vehicle.—The term “experimental aerospace vehicle” means an object intended to be flown in, or launched into, orbital or suborbital flight for the purpose of demonstrating technologies necessary for a reusable launch vehicle, developed under an agreement between the Administration and a developer.
Source
- 2010–202651 U.S.C. § 20139National and Commercial Space Programs · Insurance for experimental aerospace vehicles · in this section