CRS: "THE FUTURE OF SPACE TOURISM"

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Date of Publishing: August, 2020.
No. of Pages: 13.

Several private companies are developing plans to take paying customers to space on a regular basis.

Before boarding a rocket to space, or even just to the edge of space, passengers are required to sign a waiver acknowledging known risks of spaceflight. However, aerospace medical experts recognize many health risks associated with spaceflight are still not well understood, and very little research has been done on medical consequences of such flights on the health of untrained participants.

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Contents

1. Introduction.
2. History and Development of a Space Tourism Sector.
 - New Entrants
- Accommodations in Orbit .
3. Regulating Space Tourism.
- Federal Aviation Administration Oversight Responsibilities.
- Interagency Medical Standard Recommendations.
- Medical Concerns for Spaceflight Participants.
- 7 “G” Forces.
- Oxygen Deprivation and Effects of Fluid Redistribution. 
- Vestibular Complications.
- Training Guidelines.
- Insurance and Liability Issues. 
4. Accident Investigation. 
5. Considerations for Congress.
6. Contacts Author Information.

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