Pub. L. 101-611, tit. II, sec. 203 (as amended)
DEFINITIONS.
SEC. 203. [42 U.S.C. 2465c] DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this title—
(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.
- Cross-references to the US Code
- 42 U.S.C. 2465c