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title: "51 U.S.C. § 20103"
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title_number: 51
title_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS"
chapter_number: "201"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM"
section: "20103"
citation: "51 U.S.C. § 20103"
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# 51 U.S.C. § 20103 - Definitions
## Text
In this chapter:
(1) Aeronautical and space activities.— The term “aeronautical and space activities” means—
(A) research into, and the solution of, problems of flight within and outside the Earths atmosphere;
(B) the development, construction, testing, and operation for research purposes of aeronautical and space vehicles;
(C) the operation of a space transportation system including the space shuttle, upper stages, space platforms, and related equipment; and
(D) such other activities as may be required for the exploration of space.
(2) Aeronautical and space vehicles.— The term “aeronautical and space vehicles” means aircraft, missiles, satellites, and other space vehicles, manned and unmanned, together with related equipment, devices, components, and parts.
(Pub. L. 111314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3332.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2010342 U.S.C. 2452.Pub. L. 85568, title I, § 103, July 29, 1958, 72 Stat. 427; Pub. L. 9852, title I, § 108, July 15, 1983, 97 Stat. 285. In paragraph (1)(A), the word “Earths” is capitalized for consistency in title 51.