Timeline for Entry requirements for arrival from space
Current License: CC BY-SA 3.0
10 events
| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2016 at 15:25 | vote | accept | Dezza | ||
| Nov 16, 2016 at 15:25 | |||||
| Nov 10, 2016 at 21:03 | comment | added | user13044 | @Calchas - Both references neither 100% confirm nor deny, so continued nitpicking is wasted time. But I would be willing to bet that the astronauts DID carry some internationally accepted form of ID in the event things went south. Whether is was a multipage "passport" as we get or was a special lightweight version, is hard to say since NASA doesn't seem to be 100% forthcoming on this aspect of their missions. | |
| Nov 10, 2016 at 11:42 | comment | added | Calchas | @Tom It doesn't say they brought their passports into space though. From the article, "As part of their routine airline flights to other countries and back, they of course encounter airport customs. The[y] do have a government passport, but they do have to go through customs, NASA spokesperson Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters told SPACE.com." In the video that is linked in the question comments, the astronaut suggests the ground staff hold onto their passports, which makes a lot more sense. | |
| Nov 10, 2016 at 11:38 | comment | added | user13044 | @Calchas - the article quoted mentioned that they did have passports. | |
| Nov 10, 2016 at 9:08 | comment | added | Calchas | @Tom It's unlikely they took passports with them into space, as it's unnecessary weight. It would not be difficult for a third country to determine who it was who got out of the space craft. | |
| Mar 4, 2016 at 8:43 | vote | accept | Dezza | ||
| Nov 16, 2016 at 15:25 | |||||
| Mar 4, 2016 at 1:16 | comment | added | user13044 | @Dezza - The Apollo astronauts likely had Official Passports, same as are given to State Department staff and other government employees, since in those days landing at a specific spot was not very easy. These passports are usually given visa free entry, though some countries have restrictions or additional paperwork required. | |
| Mar 4, 2016 at 1:11 | comment | added | user13044 | Stands to reason they would have to declare their cargo, since they landed somewhere outside the USA and brought home some souvenirs. | |
| Mar 3, 2016 at 20:27 | comment | added | Dezza | Interesting reading there. It mentions at the end of the article that "The[y] do have a government passport, but they do have to go through customs". Does this mean that given they have a government passport there will be no visa as such to worry about? How does this apply if the traveller is not state-sponsored? | |
| Mar 3, 2016 at 15:36 | history | answered | DJClayworth | CC BY-SA 3.0 |