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Who should be able to experience commercial space flight?

With commercial spaceflight on the horizon, who should be allowed to take part? This entry maps the positions on the question — that it should be limited to the young and healthy, to those who can afford it, or open to everyone.

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Only the young and healthy

This position holds that commercial space flight should be open only to the young and healthy. It argues that spaceflight is dangerous and physically demanding — and that, just as NASA and other agencies impose strict health standards on astronauts, commercial passengers should meet them too.

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Only those that can afford space flight

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Everyone