space wedding

Hallerb wrote:

Could the ISS comander marry a couple in orbit like sea captains can?

I would think so. Although, Yuri was the commander, so I don't think he
could participate at both groom and ...

Isn't Ed Lu engaged?

Craig Fink

Could the ISS comander marry a couple in orbit like sea captains can?

I would think so. Although, Yuri was the commander, so I don't think he
could participate at both groom and

Ahh temporarily transfer command get them hitched and then back to work.

Why was russia upset? Is there something prohibiting US crew from doing this?

Craig Fink wrote:
Derek Lyons wrote:

It's the pathetic drooling over such minor and meaningless 'firsts'
that keep space travel in the Buck Rogers mode rather than seeking
actual accomplishment.

Your right, they may be minor accomplishment and meaningless 'firsts' from
a technical point of view. But, from a political point of view they are
major accomplishments. Private citizens who truimph over huge bureaucracies
and open the door so others may follow.

It's not a first from that point of view either. Other than the
novel, and irrelevant, circumstances of the groom's location, there is
nothing new in the tale.

D.
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