{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-1214.701","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 1214.701","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(a) The flight crew consists of the NASA Commander, astronaut crew members, and [any] other persons aboard the spacecraft.\n(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).\n(c) The flight-phases consist of launch, in orbit/transit, extraterrestrial mission, deorbit, entry, and landing, and post-landing back on Earth.\n(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.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER V—NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION","PART 1214—SPACE FLIGHT","Subpart 1214.7—The Authority of the NASA Commander"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-14.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:20Z","sha256":"66133297eead451f0248cecec98733de92b1bbf32105645a7da230b9d7191371","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-1214.700","next":"us/14-cfr-1214.702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}