Regulations Could Delay or Prevent Space Tourism

schwit1 writes "This report explains how Virgin Galactic space tourists could be grounded by federal regulations. From the article: 'Virgin Galactic submitted an application to the FAA's Office of Commercial Space Transportation in late August 2013, says Attenborough. The office, which goes by the acronym AST, has six months to review the application, meaning an approval may come as early as February. Industry experts, however, say that may be an overly optimistic projection. "An application will inevitably be approved, but it definitely remains uncertain exactly when it will happen," says Dirk Gibson, an associate professor of communication at the University of New Mexico and author of multiple books on space tourism. "This is extremely dangerous and unchartered territory. It's space travel. AST has to be very prudent," he says. "They don't want to endanger the space-farers or the public, and they can't let the industry get started and then have a Titanic-like scenario that puts an end to it all in the eyes of the public.""

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Space Tourists ... Oh Boy!

[Anonymous Coward]

The "Ship Of Fools" from Australia (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/01/12/ship_of_fools_in_the_antarctic_121200.html) provides a very good reason to stop "Space Tourism" before the "Fools" get to launch!

However, Bon Ki Moon, distant relative of the Reverend Sun Young Moon, remember him [?], loves Space Tourism! Why. "Big Whitey!" You see, Reverend Bon Ki Moon is racist, i.e. he hates Caucasians, i.e. "Big Whitey." And he has a dilemma to solve in "Global Human Warming."

His Wolfenstein High Command the International Panel On Climate Change (IPCC) has for decades identified the sole cause of "climate change" as due to "Global Human Warming." In the Reverend Moon's mind, "Global Human Warming" = Caucasians i.e. "BIG WHITEY!"

In order to stop "Global Human Warming" the UN Reverend Moon needs to kill "BIG WHITEY!" How to kill "BIG WHITEY" the famous Reverend Moon UN High Command asks himself? Answer!: Space Tourism Fool Whitey! Only 'BIG WHITEY" can pay for such a lavish thrill! Therefore, sending bus loads of "BIG WHITEY" into near-Earth orbit to die will kill "Global Human Warming!" Brilliant! As the Great Reverend Moon of the UN tells himself in the mirror every morning and day and night.

Ha ha