Comments by "C S ~ \x5bDuke of Ramble\x5d" (@DUKE_of_RAMBLE) on "" video.
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I totally agree with the sentiments about astronaut or not, that who cares if it inspires... But then it dawned on me, that we're going to have to redefine it sooner or later, otherwise every person that flies once we've gotten it routine, will be an astronaut. At some point we'll have to make that changeover to "passenger".
Although... 🤔 In all honesty, it seems only accurate that all NS occupants, conducting science or not, should be defined solely as "passengers". Strictly because they have no way to control the rocket, whereas Dragon occupants arguably do. We're not Tram Operators on the fully automated ones (like at airports), nor are we Pilots on airplanes, or Submariners on tourism adventures. So yea, this is not a bias-based opinion or to jab at BO, just fact based opinion.
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