### Question
What is the definition of payload?


### Answer
The definition of **payload** is as follows in *42 U.S.C. § 14701*:

> anything that a person undertakes to transport to, from, or within outer space, or in suborbital trajectory, by means of a space transportation vehicle, but does not include the space transportation vehicle itself except for its components which are specifically designed or adapted for that payload

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 14701*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 141-COMMERCIAL SPACE OPPORTUNITIES AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES**

