Thursday, January 05, 2006

Well, I'm not going into space anytime soon

...at least not on an US space flight:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Paying customers on commercially run flights to space would have to meet security requirements, but would not have to pass specific medical tests, according to draft U.S. regulations.

[snip]

Passengers also would have to clear a security check -- similar to airline passengers' -- to guard against any chance a space tourist would try to destroy the rocket or interfere with the flight crew and use it as a weapon. The FAA recommends that operators could consult the Homeland Security Department's global "no fly" list. [my emphasis]

And we all know how accurate Heimat-Sicherheit's "no-fly" list is, of course. Why, they NEVER get it wrong.

Looks like I'll have to stick to Orbiter for my rocket rides for the foreseeable future.

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