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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Heads up, future space travelers: No more commercial astronaut wings will be awarded from the Federal Aviation Administration after this year. The FAA said Friday it's clipping its astronaut wings because too many people are now launching into space.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Heads up, future space travelers: No more commercial astronaut wings will be awarded from the Federal Aviation Administration after this year.
Article content On the day that Bezos blasted off, the U.S. government quietly tightened its rules, meaning the billionaires could miss out on the rare award of commercial astronaut wings. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or As Bezos and Branson spend billions to fly into space, U.S. changes rules on what it takes to be an 'astronaut' Back to video Bezos, 57, the richest man on Earth, started his Blue Origin space company in 2000, and has been spending up to US$1-billion a year to fulfil his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut. Branson’s s...
Image: SpaceX SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell says the company is planning its first orbital launch for July despite not yet having the regulatory approvals it actually neesd to do so. Shotwell made the announcement during a speaking arrangement at the National Space Society’s International Space Development Conference (ISDC) on June 25, according to Space News. “We are headed for our first orbital attempt in the not-too-distant future. We’re shooting for July,” she said. “I am hoping we make it, but we all know this is difficult. We are really on the cusp of flying that system, or...
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