The aircraft or spacecraft that serves as the platform for
carrying payload(s), instrument(s), humans, and other
mission-oriented equipment in space or air to the mission
destination(s) to achieve the mission objectives. The
aircraft or spacecraft may be a single aircraft or
spacecraft or multiple crafts/modules (i.e. cruise stage,
orbiter, lander, or rover modules). Each craft/module of
the system includes the following subsystems as
appropriate: Crew, Power, Command & Data Handling,
Telecommunications, Mechanical, Thermal, Propulsion,
Guidance Navigation and Control, Wiring Harness, and Flight
Software. This element also includes all design,
development, production, assembly, test efforts and
associated GSE to deliver the completed system for
integration with the launch vehicle and payload. This
element does not include integration and test with payloads
and other project systems.