There are similarities, some of which offer lessons learned as commercial suborbital and orbital passenger flight flourishes.
Both experiences involve a significant level of riskThe cost to buy a ticket for either experience is rather high
There has been some initial work to develop voluntary industry consensus standards, Nield said, such as the effort being led by American Society for Testing and Materials International, one of the world's largest international standards developing organizations.Most of the standards that have been published to date, Nield continued, have to do with topics like terminology or propellant stowage rather than being focused on human spaceflight safety.
Such a framework, Nield observed, may not even require the addition of any new regulations. It will be important to retain the existing"informed consent" regime, but the new framework could potentially include, by reference, a comprehensive set of FAA-approved, voluntary industry consensus standards.
"The hostility that appeared toward the doomed passengers on OceanGate was troubling. Even before the capsule was recovered and the families had a chance to mourn, many social media posts bordered on the ghoulish in their posts about the fate of the deceased," Ladwig said."There was a disturbing 'served them right' attitude in the comments.
Looking ahead, Ladwig said he wonders how the public will react if a space tourism mission meets a disastrous fate. With sponsorships, lotteries, and government grants, there are emerging opportunities for non-wealthy individuals to participate in suborbital flights and the percentage of people of more modest means will increase.
"As extreme tourism further rises in popularity, there are lessons others can learn from a crisis communications standpoint to avoid the same public relations disaster that OceanGate is facing," said Yaverbaum.and Jeff Bezos of Blue Origin are both funding their own suborbital rocket projects.
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