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FAA will no longer award commercial astronaut wings, starting 2022

Headline from FOX 5 New York

The FAA said Friday it's clipping its astronaut wings because too many people are now launching into space.

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  1. Fredericksburg.com

    FAA: No more commercial astronaut wings, too many launching (opens Fredericksburg.com)

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    Fredericksburg.com's feed description

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Heads up, future space travelers: No more commercial astronaut wings will be awarded from the Federal Aviation Administration after this year.

  2. FOX 5 New York

    FAA will no longer award commercial astronaut wings, starting 2022 (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    The FAA said Friday it's clipping its astronaut wings because too many people are now launching into space.

  3. Hot Air

    FAA: No more astronaut wings for commercial space tourists (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    Starting next year

  4. Newsweek

    FAA says no more astronaut wings for commercial space travelers because there are too many (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The wings will be replaced with an online registry. This does not affect NASA's astronauts getting their wings, as they receive theirs from the space agency.

  5. Portland Press Herald

    FAA won’t award any more commercial astronaut wings after 2021 (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The news comes a day before Blue Origin's planned lift-off with celebrity Michael Strahan and five others aboard.

  6. WMUR

    FAA says it will no longer give out commercial astronaut wings because too many are launching into space (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Heads up, future space travelers: No more commercial astronaut wings will be awarded from the Federal Aviation Administration after this year.

  7. NBC4 Washington

    No More Commercial Astronaut Wings, Too Many Launching: FAA (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    The Federal Aviation Administration says it will no longer give out commercial astronaut wings starting next year because too many people are launching into space.

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