42 U.S.C. § 2465C
Section 2465c · Definitions
Current version, with additions and removals from the November 16, 1990 version.
Current — October 28, 1998
As of November 16, 1990
For the purposes of sections 2465b to 2465f of this title—
For the purposes of sections 2465b to 2465f of this title—
(1) the term “commercial provider” means any person providing launch services, but does not include the Federal Government;
(2) the term “launch services” means activities involved in the preparation of a launch vehicle and its payload for space transport and the conduct of transporting a payload;
(1) the term “launch vehicle” means any vehicle constructed for the purpose of operating in, or placing a payload in, outer space; and
(2) the term “payload” means an object which a person undertakes to place in outer space by means of a launch vehicle, and includes subcomponents of the launch vehicle specifically designed or adapted for that object.