Former astronauts must chaperone private missions to the International Space Station, NASA says

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NASA issued a notice changing the rules on privately run crewed missions to the ISS after the experience of Ax-1, which saw its private astronauts ask the ISS crew for help.

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[sam85geo]

It's economically encouraging that a marked number of "run-of-the-mill" folks have enough "heavy shekels" to pay for a "one upmanship" ride to the ISS. IMO, such tourism might be long term both detrimental and dangerous to the space program. But that's me. Personally, I prefer to send those "shekels" on at a beach location where the Tiki Bar tenders have a "fine steady hand and measure with fat fingers"; all the while the warm climate allows for Bikini bottom only modesty.