Kristin Fisher

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

Kristin Fisher @KristinFisher

@PiotrPaczyski FAA regulatory definition: "Crew means any employee or independent contractor of a licensee... who performs activities in the course of that employment or contract directly relating to the launch, reentry, or other operation of a... vehicle that carries human beings." — PolitiTweet.org