in-space transportation vehicle
Defined in 2 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
The term “in-space transportation vehicle” means a vehicle designed—
(A) to be based and operated in space;
(B) to transport various payloads or objects from one orbit to another orbit; and
(C) to be reusable and refueled in space.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2002–present42 U.S.C. § 14753The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · in this subchapter
- 2026–present51 U.S.C. § 50301National and Commercial Space Programs · Definitions · in this chapter
In-space transportation vehicle.—The term “in-space transportation vehicle” means a vehicle designed—
(A) to be based and operated in space;
(B) to transport various payloads or objects from one orbit to another orbit; and
(C) to be reusable and refueled in space.
Source
- 2010–202651 U.S.C. § 50301National and Commercial Space Programs · Definitions · in this chapter