§ 1214.701 Definitions.

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Title 14 CFR: Aeronautics and Space › Chapter V: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION › Part 1214: SPACE FLIGHT › Subpart 1214.7: Subpart 1214.7—The Authority of the NASA Commander › § 1214.701: § 1214.701 Definitions.

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(a) The

flight crew

consists of the NASA Commander, astronaut crew members, and [any] other persons aboard the spacecraft.

(b) A

mission

is the period including the flight-phases from launch to landing on the surface of the Earth—a single round trip. (In the case of a forced landing, the NASA Commander's authority continues until a competent authority takes over the responsibility for the persons and property aboard).

flight-phases

consist of launch, in orbit/transit, extraterrestrial mission, deorbit, entry, and landing, and post-landing back on Earth.

(d) A

payload

is a specific complement of instruments, space equipment, and support hardware/software carried into space to accomplish a scientific mission or discrete activity.

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