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[i]The primary issue, according to two current officials with the Federal Aviation Administration, is that SpaceX designated the four people on board as "spaceflight participants" instead of "crew" in its FAA license application for the Inspiration 4 mission... "No one is guaranteed to get wings," an FAA official told CNN about the Inspiration 4 flight. "We haven't made a decision one way or another because there is nothing to decide yet." SpaceX cannot nominate the crew for commercial astronaut wings until after they return to Earth. While the FAA's new eligibility requirements do not permit "spaceflight participants" to qualify for regular wings, the members of the Inspiration 4 mission could be considered for an honorary award.[/i]
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