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type: "LegalText"
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title: "51 U.S.C. § 20103"
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description: "Definitions"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 51
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title_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS"
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chapter_number: "201"
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chapter_name: "NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAM"
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section: "20103"
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citation: "51 U.S.C. § 20103"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 51 U.S.C. § 20103 - Definitions
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## Text
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In this chapter:
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(1) Aeronautical and space activities.— The term “aeronautical and space activities” means—
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(A) research into, and the solution of, problems of flight within and outside the Earth’s atmosphere;
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(B) the development, construction, testing, and operation for research purposes of aeronautical and space vehicles;
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(C) the operation of a space transportation system including the space shuttle, upper stages, space platforms, and related equipment; and
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(D) such other activities as may be required for the exploration of space.
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(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.
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(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3332.)
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## Notes
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Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2010342 U.S.C. 2452.Pub. L. 85–568, title I, § 103, July 29, 1958, 72 Stat. 427; Pub. L. 98–52, title I, § 108, July 15, 1983, 97 Stat. 285. In paragraph (1)(A), the word “Earth’s” is capitalized for consistency in title 51.
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