§2465c. Definitions

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;

(3) the term "launch vehicle" means any vehicle constructed for the purpose of operating in, or placing a payload in, outer space; and

(4) 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.

( Pub. L. 101–611, title II, §203, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3206 .)

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1991, and also as part of the Launch Services Purchase Act of 1990, and not as part of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 which is classified principally to this chapter.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 2465d of this title.