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FAA Space Tourism Guidelines Draft Published

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the bad-inflight-movies dept.

An anonymous reader writes "...All 123 pages of it. Public comment period runs thorough February 27th, so if you're thinking of joining the latest class of jet-setters, better get your opinions in now. The FAA mentions the possibility of incorporating the "no-fly" list of the TSA into security requirements for space travel."

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  1. No space plane for you, junior. by Phariom · · Score: 3, Interesting

    "The FAA mentions the possibility of incorporating the 'no-fly' list of the TSA into security requirements for space travel."

    That includes this individual.

  2. You have to ask yourself.. by IAAP · · Score: 3, Interesting
    if we're really safer with these kinds of procedures and people "protecting" us (See parent's link). If an obvious error of someone who is harmless cannot be fixed, what would happen if there's someone who is a threat and the TSA cannot get their name ON the list do to their own internal policies and procedures? Or is it that all you have to do is have a similar name to someone who is a possible, maybe not a probable, threat and you're fucked?

    If I have to make a choice between my liberties being taken away or dealing with the terrorists, I'll take my chances with the terrorists. And before anyone says something to the effect of "It's better to be safe than sorry!" or "It has happened!" or some such nonsense, let me point out that we're already taking chances everyday with terror attacks from the wholes that exist. The only way to get rid of ALL possible threats is to put everyone under house arrest and have personal GPS planted on everyone. Of course, the non-persons will not have one and considering that the non-person is usually the type that is recruited by terrorist organizatons; well, again, we're fucked.

  3. He may be a brit, but... by C10H14N2 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    He chose New Mexico to build a billion-dollar spaceport because the "restrictive" government there wants to foot half the bill.

  4. Re:No-fly list? by jmp_nyc · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Even Apollo 11 had to fill out a customs declaration. I'm sure the same rules would apply to commercial space travel that involves a stop somewhere outside of the US. (Say, on a privately run space station, which is likely to happen in the long run if commercial spaceflight is a success.)
    -JMP