http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4589072.stm

Quote :

"US draws up space tourism rules Mr Olsen was one of the first fee-paying passengers in space Space tourists must be screened to ensure they are not terrorists, according to proposed regulations from the US Federal Aviation Administration. The draft report's suggestions aim to prevent a terrorist from destroying a spacecraft or using it as a weapon. However, the report has no strict proposals on the health of any would-be space tourists. The suggestions will affect Sir Richard Branson's enterprise which aims to launch people into space this decade. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is attempting to regulate the commercial space industry in a bid to ensure minimum safety standards. It has recommended security checks similar to those for airline passengers. The public interest is served by creating a clear legal, regulatory, and safety regime for commercial human spaceflight FAA The FAA also suggests space tourism companies check the global "no-fly" list, from the US Homeland Security Department, to exclude potential terrorists. "New technologies carry new risks. Nonetheless, Congress recognises that private industry has begun to develop commercial launch vehicles capable of carrying human beings into space, and greater private investment in these efforts will stimulate the nation's commercial space transportation industry as a whole," said the report. "The public interest is served by creating a clear legal, regulatory, and safety regime for commercial human spaceflight." Companies should give passengers safety advice including the number of flights the spacecraft has been on and any problems they have experienced with the craft, according to further recommendations in the report. Space tourists should also be given pre-flight training to handle emergency situations such as a loss of cabin pressure or fire. However, the FAA has so far left any medical requirements in the hands of the tourist, who should decide themselves if they are fit to fly. The draft regulations could come into force soon, as the first space tourists have already made it into low orbit around the Earth. In 2004, Burt Rutan witnessed the successful launch of SpaceShipOne, as his team won the $10m prize for having the first private ship to fly 100km above Earth's surface. By the end of this decade, Virgin Galactic aims to take people into space from a spaceport in New Mexico. After consulting the public, the FAA should publish its final report before June 2006. "

1/9/2006 12:54:49 PM

turrists

OR

tourrists

???



difference of a letter only!

imagine if you are a tourrist in a country, and someone asks you what you are doing there, and you say by mistake:

i am a turrist

1/9/2006 1:05:33 PM

I cant wait until they build the first space colonies. I'm volunteering to go as soon as they're up.

AW HELL YEAH, IM GONNA BE LIBRARIAN ON THE SECTOR 17 SPACE COLONY!

[Edited on January 9, 2006 at 1:12 PM. Reason : .]

1/9/2006 1:12:27 PM

MOON COLONIES NOW!!!

1/9/2006 1:13:09 PM

Quote :

"Space tourists must be screened to ensure they are not terrorists ... The draft report's suggestions aim to prevent a terrorist from destroying a spacecraft or using it as a weapon. "

i smell Die Hard IV
anyone else?

or

Snakes on a Plane II: The Snakes just got Higher

1/9/2006 1:20:24 PM

good god, this is going to make CNN just as exciting as the History Channel or Sci-Fi now! im stoked!



[Edited on January 9, 2006 at 1:26 PM. Reason : .]

1/9/2006 1:22:32 PM

i read this this morning

space terrorism just sounds too expensive for the average bomber

theyve have to send one of their leader-beans to do it

1/9/2006 1:36:12 PM

THEY ARE A PEOPLE OF WEALTH

1/9/2006 1:42:02 PM

Here comes the Alien Liberation Front

1/9/2006 2:59:36 PM

Quote :

"i smell Die Hard IV"

iv is already in the works. it'd be like v or vi.

1/9/2006 3:01:06 PM

IN SPACE
NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU SAY "YIPEE KAY YEY"

1/9/2006 3:16:46 PM

you know, all the heros from star wars were terrorists. Well, so were the founding fathers of our nations.

1/9/2006 5:06:54 PM

luke was no islam!

1/9/2006 5:53:30 PM

first we get the space tero-rists

then we get the space bitches

its a trade off i may be willing to accept

1/13/2006 1:12:55 AM