Bezos taking Wally Funk into space this month

[Marty_d]

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jul/01/jeff-bezos-space-flight-pilot-wally-funk

 

She sounds like a legend!

[Old Koreelah]

[IBob]

One very small step for mankind, one giant ego trip for Jeff Bezos. The world’s richest man ejaculated himself into space this week, in what was not quite the first suborbital tourist flight – Richard Branson beat him up there – but definitely the fastest. “Everybody who’s been up into space, they say that it changes them,” Bezos said earnestly, of a trip that lasted roughly the time it takes to hard boil an egg.

If you say so, Jeff.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jul/22/jeff-bezos-space-trip-midlife-crisis-amazon

[cscotthendry]

Yes, I mean what else is a multibillionaire to do with all his money? Pay his employees a living wage? HERESY!

[red750]

 According to the Independant:

 

 

Jeff Bezos may not get his official astronaut wings even though he successfully completed a commercial trip to space on Tuesday due to revised rules brought into effect the same day by the US Federal Aviation Administration.

 

The aviation authority’s new rules tighten regulations on who qualifies for its official astronaut wings, making it eligible only for crew members on licensed spacecrafts who contribute to flight safety and rise above the 50-mile (80km) altitude mark.

According to the FAA’s revised rules, commercial launch crew members must also demonstrate “activities during flight that were essential to public safety, or contributed to human space flight safety,” and not simply be passengers to be eligible for the official astronaut wings.

The wings do not carry legal significance or privileges, but are seen as a rite of passage for astronauts. The FAA created the rules in order to promote and encourage commercial space transportation, in addition to overseeing its safety.

With private space ventures such as Bezos’ Blue Origin and Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic making advances in space tourism, the revised rules restrict who are eligible for astronaut wings.

 

 

 

PS:  Branson did not reach the 80 km altitude.

 

 

[Kenlsa]

Do astronauts have 5 stripes on the epaulettes of their white shirts?

Ken

[Mewp]

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Yep, went on a cruise once so now wear the captains hat.

[Red]

Apparently Captain Kirk is going up next....To boldly go where no 90 year old has gone before🙂