On July 20, 2021, the FAA issued an order redefining the eligibility criteria to be an astronaut in response to the private suborbital spaceflights of Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson.
ˌɔn dʒuːlˈaɪ twˈɛnti, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti wˈʌn, ðɪ ˌɛfˌeɪˈeɪ ˈɪʃuːd ɐn ˈɔːɹdɚ ɹˌiːdᵻfˈaɪnɪŋ ðɪ ˌɛlɪdʒəbˈɪlᵻɾi kɹaɪtˈiəɹɪə təbi ɐn ˈæstɹənˌɔːt ɪn ɹᵻspˈɑːns tə ðə pɹˈaɪvət sʌbˈoːɹbɪɾəl spˈeɪsflaɪts ʌv dʒˈɛf bˈɛzoʊz ænd ɹˈɪtʃɚd bɹˈænsən.