### Question
How is the "in-space transportation services" defined?


### Answer
The term **in-space transportation services** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 14753* as follows -

> operations and activities involved in the direct transportation or attempted transportation of a payload or object from one orbit to another by means of an in-space transportation vehicle

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 14753*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 141-COMMERCIAL SPACE OPPORTUNITIES AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER III-COMMERCIAL REUSABLE IN-SPACE TRANSPORTATION**

