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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>377005</law_id><section_number>8.01-227.8</section_number><catch_line>Definitions</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><referred_to_by><reference>58.1-322.02</reference><reference>58.1-402</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="12" identifier="8.01">Civil Remedies and Procedure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="5" identifier="3">Actions</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="26" identifier="24">Space Flight Liability and Immunity Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>For purposes of this section:</p><p>&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Participant</span>&#x201D; means any space flight <span class="dictionary">participant</span> as that term is defined in 49 U.S.C. &#xA7;&#xA0;70102.</p><p>&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Participant Injury</span>&#x201D; means any bodily injury, including death; emotional injury; or property damage sustained by the participant.</p><p>&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Space flight activities</span>&#x201D; means launch services or reentry services as those terms are defined in 49 U.S.C. &#xA7;&#xA0;70102.</p><p>&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Space flight entity</span>&#x201D; 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. &#xA7;&#xA0;70101 et seq.), including, but not limited to, a safety approval and a payload determination. &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Space flight entity</span>&#x201D; 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></text><history>2007, c. 893.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
