cheap space tourism and health requirement

[Pawelk198604]

I heard that people with some disease cannot be pilot even they are completely cured, i wonder does there would be health requestment for space tourist ?

[Dkmdlb]

Probably. But I'd guess the specific requirements would vary by vendor.

[VirtualCLD]

The difference here is pilot vs tourist. A some people can't be pilots due to health reasons because of they might place themselves and/or others in danger. However, a passenger riding in a plane does not have the same health restrictions as a pilot. Believe it or not, there are some health concerns to be aware of when riding in an airplane, but it's not the same as being the pilot. I would expect space tourism would be similar. As an example, it is difficult to be a pilot if you underwent any chemotherapy or radiation therapy to treat cancer. Even if you are in full remission and all signs of the cancer are gone, you may never be allowed to pilot a plane again (there are exceptions to this). However, that doesn't stop you from being a passenger. Another example is diabetes, a person with diabetes cannot be a pilot (here in the U.S.), but you can be a passenger. I'm sure the same would hold true for space tourism.

[Motokid600]

Well if your physically unfit then no you probably won't be able to get a seat into orbit. Both ascent and free fall itself require you be in a very good physical AND mental condition.

[LaytheAerospace]

The difference here is pilot vs tourist. A some people can't be pilots due to health reasons because of they might place themselves and/or others in danger. However, a passenger riding in a plane does not have the same health restrictions as a pilot. Believe it or not, there are some health concerns to be aware of when riding in an airplane, but it's not the same as being the pilot. I would expect space tourism would be similar. As an example, it is difficult to be a pilot if you underwent any chemotherapy or radiation therapy to treat cancer. Even if you are in full remission and all signs of the cancer are gone, you may never be allowed to pilot a plane again (there are exceptions to this). However, that doesn't stop you from being a passenger. Another example is diabetes, a person with diabetes cannot be a pilot (here in the U.S.), but you can be a passenger. I'm sure the same would hold true for space tourism.

It's actually even more nuanced than that. The different levels of pilot license carry different medical requirements, but being medically disqualified for one disqualifies you for all of them. So a commercial pilot who loses his license for a condition that would not disqualify him from receiving a light sport aircraft license can never fly again, while the pilot who never held a commercial license with that exact same condition can fly legally. At least, this is how my father explained it to me (40 years of experience piloting, commercial, military and civilian).

It's pretty messed up.