### Question
How is the term in-space transportation vehicle defined?


### Answer
The term **in-space transportation vehicle** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 14753* as the following:

> a vehicle designed—


(A) to be based and operated in space

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

