Talk:Mark Bezos

Space tourist / Commercial astronaut.
primary source:
 * https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Order/FAA_Order_8800.2.pdf

Articles on the matter:
 * https://spacenews.com/faa-revises-criteria-for-commercial-astronaut-wings/
 * https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/22/us/faa-changes-astronaut-wings-scn/index.html
 * https://www.newscientist.com/article/2285017-who-counts-as-an-astronaut-not-jeff-bezos-say-new-us-rules/

as mark and his fellow passengers did not demonstrate activities during flight that were essential to public safety, or contributed to human space flight safety. they do not qualify for the title of commercial astronaut and are not to be considered such.
 * While I absolutely agree with your assessment, it is not our jobs as Wikipedians to determine such. This is considered WP:OR. Wikipedia is about what can be verified in reliable sources. The New Scientist article you posted talks about Jeff, not Mark. The other references cited in the article (including the NBC article) state astraunaut. The WP:ONUS would be on you to find a source that says he is a space tourist. Once that happens (and hopefully it does shortly), it can be easily be changed back. Until then, we stick with what the references say, not our own assessment of what happened. --CNMall41 (talk) 02:12, 26 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Due to references published in the last few days, the page was updated to show that the FAA changed the qualifications on the same day as the flight. Reliable secondary source added. --CNMall41 (talk) 07:05, 30 July 2021 (UTC)
 * WP:V is not a suicide pact. We should also apply common sense to assess the reliability of claims. NBC is the only source that says that Mark Bezos (in fact the whole crew) meets FAA criteria for the commercial astronaut title. Given the apparent contention on this point (see above), and the fact that NBC hardly has a reputation as an authority on aviation regulation, we should leave it out unless and until we have corroborating sources.
 * In contrast, there are dozens of sources that describe Bezos and the rest of their crew as space tourists; even if it weren't self-evident that they are becuase they are people who paid to take a trip to space. –&#8239;Joe (talk) 08:48, 31 July 2021 (UTC)