Marcia Dunn
This Oct. 25, 1985 photo made available by NASA shows U.S. Rep. Bill Nelson of Florida, STS 61-C payload specialist. In a May 2021 interview, Nelson, NASA's new boss, doesn't consider himself an astronaut, even though he spent six days orbiting Earth in 1986 aboard space shuttle Columbia - as a congressman. (NASA via AP)
May 25, 2021 - 9:20 AM
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) â As more companies start selling tickets to space, a question looms: Who gets to call themselves an astronaut?
Itâs already a complicated issue and about to get more so as the wealthy snap up spacecraft seats and even entire flights for themselves and their entourages.