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U.S. Develops Recommendations for Future Space Tourists

According to the document, space tourists are recommended to undergo a pre-flight medical examination and sign a document acknowledging all the risks associated with the flight.

In turn, space tour operators will be required to inform passengers of all such risks and, upon request, provide the necessary statistical reports. In addition, they will be obliged to conduct a safety training session with future tourists.

Only persons with an FAA-issued pilot certificate will be allowed to operate private spacecraft. The crew of the ship will have to meet the necessary medical standards. In addition, pilots will be required to undergo special training in handling the ship in emergency situations, including emergency ejection of the crew and passengers if such situations arise, or, in the event of a ship crash, piloting it away from densely populated areas.

Meanwhile, Lenta.ru reports, the development and implementation of the necessary safety standards in the field of space tourism will be handled by the Personal Spaceflight Federation, an association of American companies created on Tuesday that are developing private space flights.

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