Federal Aviation Administration Sets Rules for Space Travel
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 12.18.06 | 7:10 AM ET
As private companies race to send private citizens into space, the Federal Aviation Administration has begun to lay out rules for commercial space travel originating in the United States. Among them: Travelers would need to be informed in writing about the risk of death, and they would have to promise not to sue the government. The rules kick in Feb. 13, 2007.
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