### Question
How does SPACE COMMERCE define payload?


### Answer
Under *51 U.S.C. § 50101*, **payload** is defined as:

> 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:
  - *51 U.S.C. § 50101*
  - Heading: **Subtitle V-Programs Targeting Commercial Opportunities > CHAPTER 501-SPACE COMMERCE > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL**

