![]() ![]() Sonic boom or thunder? What you need to know as SpaceX ramps up Cape Canaveral landingsīut the law doesn't just apply to SpaceX.īoeing is set to fly a crew of two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station from Florida as early as this summer aboard its Starliner spacecraft on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. View Gallery: Photos: SpaceX's Polaris Program Astronauts All are trained by SpaceX to fly aboard the Dragon and Falcon 9 vehicles and are planned to participate in the first-ever commercial spacewalk. They'll be joined by Isaacman as mission commander and Scott Poteet, a former Air Force pilot and mission director for Isaacman's first private spaceflight mission, Inspiration4, in 2021. Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon are both engineers at SpaceX and will fly as mission specialists. Two crew members of the upcoming Polaris Dawn mission, privately funded by billionaire Jared Isaacman, are SpaceX employees. That isn't true for SpaceX, which is owned in majority shares by Elon Musk. NASA employees that flew aboard space shuttle missions were government-sponsored astronauts. ![]() The version of the law signed on Thursday also adds liability protection for private and public spaceflight companies from being sued by employees that fly as crew members, something that until now hasn't been a concern. "That vision requires a regulatory framework that provides businesses with a predictable and stable operating environment, which ultimately benefits taxpayers, job seekers, and our overall economy." "This is one of the reasons Florida leads in the evolution of the commercial space marketplace," Farrar said. John Shoffner of SpaceX's recent Axiom-2 mission, for example, paid for his trip to the International Space Station and returned for splashdown late Tuesday.Īccording to Farrar, Florida defined spaceflight as part of the state's unique transportation ecosystem two decades ago. Introduced in March by the Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Committee, the law defines a "participant" of spaceflight as any crew member, including government-sponsored astronauts and spaceflight participants. Rocket launch schedule: Upcoming Florida launches and landings ![]() View Gallery: Axiom-2 heads to the International Space Station via Falcon 9 ![]()
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