Kristin Fisher

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Kristin Fisher @KristinFisher

Astronaut wings don't have any significance beyond their symbolic value, but they are quickly becoming the extraterrestrial equivalent of a verified blue checkmark on Twitter as private companies race to sell trips to space. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 16, 2021

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Kristin Fisher @KristinFisher

NEW - The four people currently in orbit on SpaceX's Inspiration 4 mission will fly higher than the International Space Station, but that still may not be enough to earn them their official commercial astronaut wings from the federal government https://t.co/61qwEbGCIq — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 16, 2021

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Kristin Fisher @KristinFisher

The issue, according to two current FAA officials, is that SpaceX designated them as "spaceflight participants" instead of "crew" in its FAA license application. SpaceX declined to comment, but it basically had no choice b/c they don't meet the FAA regulatory definition of "crew" — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 16, 2021