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Topic: On-orbit rules for spaceflight participants (tourists)
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ASCAN1984
Member Posts: 1049
From: County Down, Nothern Ireland
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 03-08-2013 10:47 AM
   
Just watched the documentary Space Tourists this week for the first time and it made me think: What are the rules that spaceflight participants ("space tourists") have to follow during their flight? For example, not getting in the way... |
gliderpilotuk
Member Posts: 3398
From: London, UK
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 03-08-2013 11:03 AM
No fiddling with the smoke detectors; no abuse of the drinks trolley; no 50-mile high club activities. |
spaceman1953
Member Posts: 953
From: South Bend, IN
Registered: Apr 2002
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posted 03-09-2013 05:20 PM
Well, if you cannot do that LAST one, you probably cannot do the Harlem Shake either! |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-09-2013 05:45 PM
Jokes aside, spaceflight participants are held to the same Code of Conduct (PDF) as space station crew members. For example, with regards to using the equipment aboard the station: ISS crewmembers shall protect and conserve all property to which they have access for ISS activities. No such property shall be altered or removed for any purpose other than those necessary for the performance of ISS duties. Before altering or removing any such property, ISS crewmembers shall first obtain authorization from the Flight Director, except as necessary to ensure the immediate safety of ISS crewmembers or ISS elements, equipment, or payloads. In practice, based on the accounts of past flyers like Richard Garriott, the spaceflight participants can float freely through the station, but like visiting someone else's office or home, must be respectful of the facility and its occupants. | |
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