### Question
How is the term Space Launch System defined?


### Answer
The term **Space Launch System** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 18302* as the following:

> the follow-on government-owned civil launch system developed, managed, and operated by NASA to serve as a key component to expand human presence beyond low-Earth orbit

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 18302*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 159-SPACE EXPLORATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCIENCE**

