Saturday, December 16, 2006

Aerospace: US issuers rules for space tourists

Space tourists who blast into space from the US will need to be informed in writing of serious risks - including death - and promise not to sue the government under the first rules for commercial space travel by US companies.

The rules issued today by the Federal Aviation Administration mandate training and medical fitness evaluations for crew members, pre-flight testing and other steps US companies must take before getting licences to carry paying passengers on suborbital flights.