{"identifier":"/us/usc/t51/s70103","title":51,"num":"\u00a7\u202f70103.","heading":"Commercial payloads on space launch system","text":"\u00a7\u202f70103.\nCommercial payloads on space launch system\n(a)\nDefinitions.\u2014\nIn this section:\n(1)\nLaunch vehicle.\u2014\nThe term \u201claunch vehicle\u201d means any vehicle constructed for the purpose of operating in, or placing a payload in, outer space.\n(2)\nPayload.\u2014\nThe term \u201cpayload\u201d 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.\n(b)\nIn General.\u2014\nCommercial payloads may not be accepted for launch as primary payloads on the space launch system unless the Administrator determines that\u2014\n(1) the payload requires the unique capabilities of the space launch system; or\n(2) launching of the payload on the space launch system is important for either national security or foreign policy purposes.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t51/s70103.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t51/s70103","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f70103."},{"t":"heading","text":"Commercial payloads on space launch system"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t51/s70103/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions.\u2014"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"In this section:"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t51/s70103/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Launch vehicle.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"The term \u201claunch vehicle\u201d means any vehicle constructed for the purpose of operating in, or placing a payload in, outer space.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t51/s70103/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Payload.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"The term \u201cpayload\u201d 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.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t51/s70103/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In General.\u2014"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"Commercial payloads may not be accepted for launch as primary payloads on the space launch system unless the Administrator determines that\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t51/s70103/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" the payload requires the unique capabilities of the space launch system; or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t51/s70103/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" launching of the payload on the space launch system is important for either national security or foreign policy purposes.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}