Following Both The Branson Circus and the Bezos Launch, FAA Decides To Put Foot Down
In a conversation shared amongst several astronauts (mostly Shuttle veterans), the question that was posed was this.... if everyone who rides to space thinks they automatically become astronauts, does that make every airline passenger automatically becomes a pilot? Well, the FAA has thought long and hard about this, and issued an order clarifying the matter... and just in the nick of time, it seems. The 'Order provides guidelines, eligibility, and criteria for the administration of the FAA Commercial Space Astronaut Wings Program.'