I wonder how the first nutjob incident will go down, exactly. Like some fucking psycho plays it cool until they're in space, and then they do something drastic or violent that results in tragedy.

The more people go up, the more chances are for humans to show their real nature.

Honestly, this sounds like a great premise for a novel.

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Murder on the Orient Orbital Express.

This is definitely a premise for a Doctor Who episode.

There’s really only a limited amount of things they can do outside of the mission they were designed to go on.

This shouldn't be labeled or sold as space tourism. One of the main reasons I'd like to go to space is to experience micro-gravity.

Yes of course I would love to see earth from so high up off the surface. I would spend most of my time staring out the window looking back at earth but I still want the experience of feeling weightless.

I'll wait until we have that space elevator.

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We'll have one by the time this article gets to the goddamn point.

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There’s nothing “micro” about the gravity. It’s nearly the same gravity as on the surface of earth.

It’s either zero g (no gravity) or free fall depending on your perspective.

Yes I realize it's almost identical amount of gravity as the surface of the earth but it's also commonly referenced as micro-gravity in this context. Hence why I used the term. But thank you for your input.

Yeah and I’m saying that term makes no sense. So let’s not propagate it.

Too late. It's already in many scientific books & dictionaries.

Take your argument up with them.