If you had the opportunity to travel into space, would you go? Why or why not?

Joanne's FAVORITE answer:
I've always dreamed of it, ever since I was a kid. And then I think of looking back at the Earth behind me and realizing that everything I know - my brother and sister, my friends, McDonald's, the beach, EVERYTHING - is on that little distant sphere. And THEN I realize that I'm terrified of flying in an airplane, let alone a SPACE SHUTTLE. AND THEN I curl up into a ball and take a handful of Xanax. So no. Probably not. But I'd definitely take the video tour.

Joanne's answer:
It definitely seems like an opportunity that shouldn't be passed up, if only because it is so extreme and so few people have done it...BUT I get major motion sickness, it sounds terrifying, and honestly, its not really something I've ever had an interest in doing. However, I feel like I would have a really hard time saying no, mostly because I wouldn't be able to get Brian King's voice out of my head, yelling at me about how I absolutely must do it and that I might get hit by a bus tomorrow...so maybe I would TRY, but ultimately once it got to the training part where your motion sickness is tested, I'm pretty sure I would not be able to go on.

And the other answers!

1. I would not go into space, it is just not my thing.

2. No I would not want to travel in space, I barely leave New England never mind the planet!

3. I wouldn't go but [my husband] sure would. It is his dream to spend the last days of his life in space. If that meant he could go now he would.

4. I think I will leave going into space for the younger people. My days of needing that much adventure are behind me. You go and tell me all about it when you get back. okay?

5. I'm there. My head has always been in the clouds anyway.

6. Space. I like Space. If I could go anywhere at all I would go to space.

7. Sure – nice adventure – see the world from the “other side”.

8. Ohmigod. No. NO WAY. You couldn't pay me enough. I don't like enclosed spaces. I like fresh air that I can inhale. And I doubt I'd be able to check my email or myspace in space, and that is unacceptable to me.

9. I would not go. Because I would be terrified. Or, some other word that means more than terrified, as I am already terrified when traveling on a standard issue domestic non-space commercial aircraft.

10. I absolutely would go! I love to travel, as you know, and how cool would it be to brag about having gone into space? How many other people can say that? Think of the amazing pictures that trip would yield!

11. How could anyone say no?!