I don't classify myself as the first space tourist because I wasn't as though I paid and had a holiday out of it - although I had a fab time.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Space tourism is a logical outgrowth of the adventure tourist market.
After 13 years of life on the half shell in Hollywood, I have made a trip where I wasn't a tourist.
I've always hankered after going into space and walking on the moon and Mars. I did want to be an astronaut, and had there been a manned space flight programme in the U.K., I would have been knocking on the door.
I don't remember my first trip, but I do remember when my mom took me to Disney World in Orlando. It wasn't the rides but Epcot Center that most fascinated me. It made me want to see those countries that are represented there for real.
The worst thing about being a tourist is having other tourists recognize you as a tourist.
In 12 or 15 years, there will be routine, affordable space tourism not just in the U.S. but in a lot of countries.
There weren't any astronauts until I was about 10. Yuri Gagarin went into space right around my 10th birthday.
After being once in space, I was keen to go back there. But it didn't happen.
Since the age of 6, I've always wanted to go to space.
Everyone that I've talked to who's been to space has thoroughly enjoyed the experience, and what you often hear them say is: It was great, but we just had to come home.