# Wonder What NASA's Policy On Porn Is?

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**Created:** [June 20, 2003, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonder-what-nasas-policy-on-porn-is/183092 "2003-06-20T04:43:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonder-what-nasas-policy-on-porn-is/183092/1 "2003-06-20T04:43:14Z")

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It seems that [Space Adventures](http://www.spaceadventures.com/) has struck a [deal with the Russians](http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/space_adventures_030618.html) to allow _two_ people to travel as paying customers on a Soyuz flight to the ISS.

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> The new agreement is the first to include the option of sending two paying passengers at once, Anderson added during today’s briefing. “You can see the interest this could have in terms of fathers and sons, or brides and grooms.”

A $40 million dollar budget for a porno would no doubt be the highest in history (assuming _Caligua_ had a lower budget), but I’m pretty sure you’d be able to make your money back…

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**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonder-what-nasas-policy-on-porn-is/183092/2 "2003-06-20T04:58:08Z")

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Nitpick: Space Adventures isn’t connected with NASA. In fact, I think NASA hates them and always tries to stop them from launching commercial passengers. The last passenger they sent up (Dennis Tito) wasn’t allowed into the US section of the space station, IIRC.

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**Author:** ![The\_Bad\_Astronomer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@The\_Bad\_Astronomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bad_Astronomer)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonder-what-nasas-policy-on-porn-is/183092/3 "2003-06-20T05:27:53Z")

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Actually, it was former NASA chief Dan Goldin who was against non-astronaut civilians going up to the station, or being on the Shuttle. He was the head of NASA, but NASA is not one monolithic organization, and not everyone agreed with that policy. I haven’t heard what new chief Sean O’Keefe thinks.

I personally think they blew a good PR chance with Tito. He is a self-made millionaire (the American dream!) and made for good press. From what I have heard, the Russians love him.

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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wonder-what-nasas-policy-on-porn-is/183092/4 "2003-06-20T05:32:45Z")

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> \*Originally posted by The Bad Astronomer \*  
> \*\*Actually, it was former NASA chief Dan Goldin who was against non-astronaut civilians going up to the station, or being on the Shuttle. He was the head of NASA, but NASA is not one monolithic organization, and not everyone agreed with that policy. I haven’t heard what new chief Sean O’Keefe thinks.
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> I personally think they blew a good PR chance with Tito. He is a self-made millionaire (the American dream!) and made for good press. From what I have heard, the Russians love him. \*\*

The guy gives them $20 million. How can they _not_ love him? (You’re right about NASA blowing a good PR chance with Tito, though.)