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For purposes of this section:\n\t\t“Participant” means any space flight participant as that term is defined in 49 U.S.C. \u00a7 70102.\n\t\t“Participant Injury<\/span>” means any bodily injury, including death; emotional injury; or property damage sustained by the participant.\n\t\t“Space flight activities<\/span>” means launch services or reentry services as those terms are defined in 49 U.S.C. \u00a7 70102.\n\t\t“Space flight entity<\/span>” means any public or private entity holding, either directly or through a corporate subsidiary or parent, a license, permit, or other authorization issued by the United States Federal Aviation Administration pursuant to the Federal Space Launch Amendments Act (49 U.S.C. \u00a7 70101 et seq.), including, but not limited to, a safety approval and a payload determination. “Space flight entity<\/span>” shall also include any manufacturer or supplier of components, services, or vehicles that have been reviewed by the United States Federal Aviation Administration as part of issuing such a license, permit, or authorization.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 8.01-227.8)\n\nFor purposes of this section:\n\t\t“Participant” means any space flight participant as that term is\ndefined in 49 U.S.C. \u00a7 70102.\n\t\t“Participant Injury” means any bodily injury, including death;\nemotional injury; or property damage sustained by the participant.\n\t\t“Space flight activities” means launch services or reentry\nservices as those terms are defined in 49 U.S.C. \u00a7 70102.\n\t\t“Space flight entity” means any public or private entity holding,\neither directly or through a corporate subsidiary or parent, a license, permit,\nor other authorization issued by the United States Federal Aviation\nAdministration pursuant to the Federal Space Launch Amendments Act (49 U.S.C. \u00a7\n70101 et seq.), including, but not limited to, a safety approval and a payload\ndetermination. “Space flight entity” shall also include any\nmanufacturer or supplier of components, services, or vehicles that have been\nreviewed by the United States Federal Aviation Administration as part of issuing\nsuch a license, permit, or authorization.\n\nHISTORY: 2007, c. 893.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}