Although their action was not in any way illegal, and despite the fact that NASA had turned a blind eye to similar activities on earlier flights, NASA administration decided to make an example of Scott and his crew and none of them flew in space again.
Aj keď ich čin nebol nezákonný, a napriek skutočnosti, že NASA zavierala oči pred podobnými aktivitami pri skorších letoch, administratíva rozhodla, že Scott a jeho posádka budú príkladne potrestaní a nikto z nich do vesmíru znovu nepoletí.