Sec. 494.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Aircraft" means an object that is capable of:
(A)  moving through the atmosphere, regardless of whether the object is powered or tethered; and
(B)  lifting the weight of the object and an additional payload.
(2)  "Space equipment" means a spacecraft, satellite, rocket, or other manmade object that may be:
(A)  launched from earth into orbit around a celestial body or for space travel; or
(B)  placed into orbit around a celestial body.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2007.