Space vehicle

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-026243",
  "term": "Space vehicle",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Space Vehicle",
  "definition": "1. Man-made device, either manned or unmanned, designed for operation beyond earth's atmosphere. This definition includes integral equipment such as models, mock-ups, prototypes, molds, jigs, tooling, hardware jackets, and test coupons. Also included is auxiliary equipment associated with test, transport, and storage, which through contamination can compromise the space vehicle performance.\n\n2. Vehicles designed to travel beyond the limit of the earth's atmosphere, including but not limited to satellites, space stations, and the Space Shuttle System (including orbiter, external tanks, and solid rocket boosters).",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 63.742 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 82.3 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 82.62 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 84.3 (CFR 2022)",
    "40 CFR 63.11180 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/space-vehicle/"
}