51 U.S.C. § 40302

section 20103 of this titleThe term “aeronautical and space activities” has the meaning given the term in .

The term “field related to space” means any academic discipline or field of study (including the physical, natural, and biological sciences, and engineering, space technology, education, economics, sociology, communications, planning, law, international affairs, and public administration) which is concerned with or likely to improve the understanding, assessment, development, and utilization of space.

section 40308 of this titleThe term “panel” means the space grant review panel established pursuant to .

The term “person” means any individual, any public or private corporation, partnership, or other association or entity (including any space grant college, space grant regional consortium, institution of higher education, institute, or laboratory), or any State, political subdivision of a State, or agency or officer of a State or political subdivision of a State.

The term “space environment” means the environment beyond the sensible atmosphere of the Earth.

section 40306 of this titleThe term “space grant college” means any public or private institution of higher education which is designated as such by the Administrator pursuant to .

section 40306 of this titleThe term “space grant regional consortium” means any association or other alliance that is designated as a space grant regional consortium by the Administrator pursuant to .

The term “State” means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory or possession of the United States.