Space Travel Rules: Big blow to Bezos and Branson: America changes space travel rules, know what it said

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and British billionaire Richard Branson have suffered a major setback for their special program. The main reason for this is that America has made very strict rules regarding the interpretation of astronauts. According to a new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rule, a person must be part of a flight crew to be called an astronaut. In addition, it should contribute to space flight safety. According to this rule, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson are not astronauts in the eyes of the US government. This rule has dealt a big blow to the dream project of Bezos and Branson.

This is the first change since the introduction of the FAA WINGS program in 2004.

Notably, the Commercial Astronaut Wings Program update was announced on Tuesday, when Amazon's Jeff Bezos flew to the edge of space on a Blue Origin rocket. This is the first change since the introduction of the FAA WINGS program in 2004. To qualify as a commercial astronaut, space travelers must travel 50 miles above Earth's surface, which both Bezos and Branson have accomplished. Now the non-altitude agency says that it will be mandatory for the astronaut to perform those activities during the flight, which is necessary for public safety.

The condition of becoming an astronaut wing in America

An FAA spokesperson said that at this time they have not received any such request. He said that in America, there are two ways to get the title of Astronaut. This includes becoming an astronaut through the army and NASA. He said the first Astronaut Wings were given to astronauts Alan Shepard Jr. and Virgil Grissom in the early 1960s for their participation in the Mercury Seven program. The spokesperson said in a statement that the change further enhances the Wings plan's role in protecting public safety during commercial space flight. The FAA said that those who feel they should nominate the astronaut wing under the commercial wing need to nominate themselves.

Bezos and Branson flew to space

It is worth noting that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos flew to space on July 20 on a Blue Origin rocket. His journey lasted 11 minutes and he was accompanied by three other people on this space walk. Bezos said that this day has been his best day so far. At the same time, British billionaire Richard Branson went on a space trip on July 11. Branson (70) along with five more people reached the end of space at an altitude of about 53 miles (88 kilometers). There they returned after feeling weightlessness for three to four minutes and seeing the sight of the earth.

Bezos wants to set up industries in space

However, the cost of this space mission of Bejosh is being criticized. Questions are being raised as to how reasonable it is to spend so much money for so many trips. After this condemnation, Bezos said that his mission is perfect. This is for the future. He said, he wants to set up industries in space in the future, so that the environment of the earth is not spoiled. Let us tell you that according to a report in DailyMail, billions of rupees were spent in this 10-minute journey of Bezos. In just 10 minutes, a cost of $ 5.5 billion i.e. at least 40 thousand crores has been incurred. 4 thousand crore rupees have been spent on this every minute. The cost of this mission shows why only the billionaires of the world can do such a feat. Jeff was accompanied by his brother Mark and aviation expert Volley Funk on this flight. Apart from these three, tickets were auctioned for the fourth seat.