51 USC § 70104 - Definition of Space Launch System

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identifier: "/us/usc/t51/s70104"
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title: "51 USC § 70104 - Definition of Space Launch System"
title_number: 51
title_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS"
section_number: "70104"
section_name: "Definition of Space Launch System"
chapter_number: 701
chapter_name: "USE OF SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM OR ALTERNATIVES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 114–90, title I, § 117(a)(5), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 718.)"
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# § 70104. Definition of Space Launch System

42 U.S.C. 18322

In this chapter, the term “Space Launch System” means the Space Launch System authorized under section 302 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 ().

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 114–90, title I, § 117(a)(5), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 718.)