The head of NASA considers now possible flights of space tourists.
The head of NASA considers now possible flights of space tourists.
Washington. On May, 23rd. The INTERFAX - the Director of National board for aeronautics and
(NASA) of the USA Dan Goldin has expressed to research of a space opinion that it is possible to resolve
Participation of "tourists" in the future space expeditions.
As marks agency EFE, it has made this statement after such commercial
Flight for $20 million was made recently by the Russian ship by American Dennis Tito.
First NASA management opposed to it, referring on conditions of maintenance of safety. In
The validity the American management was first-ever, put forward idea of similar missions:
In 80th years of NASA has made the list of journalists, artists, teachers and other representatives
The civilian professions, wishing to visit space.
This program has been interrupted in connection with б destruction in 1986 of the American astronauts onboard
The ship of reusable use "CHellendzher" among which there was teacher Krista
Makoliff.
However now, acting in the congress of the USA, D.Goldin has declared, that NASA will consider possibility
Participations of civilians in the missions which directly have been not connected with building by the International space
Stations (MKS). According to the chief of the department, made demands to candidates on flights
Will be very strict, their training during one - is required two years. Besides, the future participants
Expeditions should help astronauts with realisation of this or that project in space.
At the same time D.Goldin has told, that similar flights "become an exception, instead of a rule, on smaller
To measure in that, as to the American participation in creation MKS ".
Simultaneously it did not begin to hide the discontent D.Tito's with flight, having noticed, that the American
Astronauts have been compelled to postpone because of it performance of some projects. Orbital station - "it not
Hotel "Hilton", has underlined, not hiding the irritation, the head of NASA.
//* an information Source: the Interfax Ukraine, 23.05.01
//* Reg. Nom. - 6110500212.94-------------------------------------------
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