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Space Tourist Standards

Posted by michael on from the thrifty-brave-clean-and-reverent dept.

Snuffleupagus writes: "I found an interesting story at cnn.com about NASA's new standards for civilian space travel. It looks like if you have a history of drinking, lying and cheating you won't be going into space anytime soon, no matter how much money you have. Looks like I'll be stuck here on Earth for awhile." The guidelines for future space tourists are on NASA's site.

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  1. Space Nazis by vapor2000 · · Score: 5, Funny

    No space for you!

  2. The Future by Toby+Truman · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This applies just to the space station, it seems, not to space in general. The thing to remember is that NASA has no real authority over space -- It's just space, it doesn't belong to anyone. They *do* have authority, however, over the facilities that we put into space, so they get to call the shots on the space station.

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    1. Re:The Future by Lumpy · · Score: 5, Insightful

      please correct that further... They can control the United states modules of the ISS. The Russians would get mighty pissed if the US space angency tries to tell them what they can do with their property...

      This really only amounts to someone in NASA trying to justify their job and trying to make policy that is pretty much silly and un-warrented.

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    2. Re:The Future by CrazyBrett · · Score: 5, Insightful

      The thing to remember is that NASA has no real authority over space -- It's just space, it doesn't belong to anyone.

      I remember when we used to say that about the internet too.

      Give it time.

  3. No vodka for you by SVDave · · Score: 5, Funny

    (d) habitual use of intoxicating beverages to excess

    Uh, yeah, we wouldn't want to have anyone who uses "intoxicating beverages to excess" to be on a space station with a bunch of Russians.
  4. Re:Yep... These won't change... by aardvarkjoe · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Well, of course. By the time you and I get in to space, the rules will have to have been changed. Otherwise we wouldn't be there. See?

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  5. Yes, another crazy idea by mrroot · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I wonder how much additional money it would generate if the govt had a "lottery" for space travel instead of a you-pay-you-go type thing. I bet they could work it out to generate alot more money per space tourist that way, while giving us ordinary citizens a chance to go.

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  6. Re:Rules out congress by Tackhead · · Score: 5, Funny
    > The NASA guidelines rule out most of congress, the senate, and or the last two presidents.

    Better yet...

    "and membership or sponsorship in organizations which adversely affect the public's confidence in the space station or its partners. "

    ...as I see it, it also disqualifies most of NASA ;-)