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Re:Blue Origin first human flight by baus on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @11:45AM (#27895166)
That seems pedantic. Just because technology has lowered the requirements for becoming an astronaut, that doesn't change the definition.
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Re:Blue Origin first human flight by eplanit on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @11:49AM (#27895214)
So if I go on an ocean cruise I'm a Sailor?
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Re:Blue Origin first human flight by beamatronic on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @12:12PM (#27895624)
It seems like you can clearly delineate, by whether you are being paid to be there, or you are paying to be there.
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Re:Blue Origin first human flight by BitwiseFool on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @11:52AM (#27895271)
The analogy is tough because as far as I know there isn't an official definition of what a sailor is. Nor is there an internationally recognized registry like the "Fédération Aéronautique Internationale" which keeps track of people it considers Astronauts/Cosmonauts/Taiknonauts, etc.
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Re:Blue Origin first human flight by decebalus1 on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @12:37PM (#27895983)
There is an official definition of what a seaman/sailor is. Admiralty law is a thing [1][2]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaman_status_in_United_States...

[2] https://www.maritimeinjuryguide.org/maritime-lawsuit/qualifi...

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Re:Blue Origin first human flight by BitwiseFool on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @02:23PM (#27897316)
Huh, I was wrong. Thank you for sharing.
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