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"The personal effects allowance was assigned in order to aid astronaut morale." This strikes me as a weird reason to object: surely, Getting significant financ
by Beldin 7y ago
"The personal effects allowance was assigned in order to aid astronaut morale."
This strikes me as a weird reason to object: surely,
Getting significant financial gain could help aid morale.
I'm not in favour of astronauts using their launches to establish a for-profit souvenir business. But I'm not objecting to that on the grounds of their morale.
- JoeAltmaier 7y agoThey needed to be recorded and approved as safe for the cabin. These were smuggled. It was a breach, and was punished. If they'd applied, who knows, they might have been approved. Afterward, everybody talks about how awful it was. But that was just blather.
- simonh 7y agoCarrying commercially valuable goods can also be a source of pressure and anxiety. It's a messy situation to get into.