Document Type
Article
Publication/Presentation Date
4-2013
Abstract/Description
This article sheds light on the key player needed for any space tourism adventure: the pilot who flies the spacecraft. The paper addresses the potential benefits of including a pilot at the controls when designing a space tourism spacecraft. It examines the basic qualifications and advanced skills required of space tourism pilots and discusses key training requirements for selected pilots and space pilots’ pay and benefits. In addition, the research concludes that, just as the pioneers of passenger transport in aviation entertained and captured the interest of their passengers, the space pilot should have the skills of a tour guide.
Publication Title
Space Policy Journal
Required Publisher’s Statement
NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Space Policy Journal. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Space Policy Journal, VOL 29, ISSUE 2, (2013), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spacepol.2013.03.011
Scholarly Commons Citation
Goehlich, R. A., Anderson, J. K., Harrold, N. N., Bemis, J. A., Nettleingham, M. T., Cobin, J. M., Zimmerman, B. R., Avni, B. L., Gonyea, M. D., & Ilchena, N. Y. (2013). Pilots for Space Tourism. Space Policy Journal, 29(2). Retrieved from https://commons.erau.edu/ww-graduate-studies/2
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Benefits and Compensation Commons, Space Vehicles Commons, Tourism and Travel Commons, Training and Development Commons
