SpaceX

[Digit]

Rockets are risky, as the recent explosion shows. Would you go on the first manned mission if asked?

[Portia]

Rockets are risky, as the recent explosion shows. Would you go on the first manned mission if asked?

"Asked"? From everything I've read, Mr. Musk does not "ask." 0_0

[Digit]

When it comes to betting your life, by definition you can make maximum zero bad bets and live to tell about it.

[mic0]

No, I'm scared and think I'd be too nervous to enjoy it. Apparently I'm in good company since everyone thus far has voted No.

[Marduk]

Space isn't that interesting to me. It isn't like you're going anywhere. At best it is like going on safari, but with far fewer cool animals. I vote no (even without the 5% chance of death.)

[Portia]

To the space station? Please.

To the moon/Mars/fifth dimension? Maybe. Probably.

[Digit]

It's pretty crazy that the very fragile quadriplegic Stephen Hawking did eight rounds of temporary weightlessness in a vomit comet in 2007. I would not have wanted to be the guy in charge of making sure his neck didn't snap at any point. (Love the background music in that YouTube video )

[Emiliana]

Yeah, I'm the crazy one who voted yes. I can't help myself. I would freaking love it.

[NerdGirl]

I would totally go. I'm usually fairly risk-averse, but I have wanted to go to space since before I could even talk.

[Digit]

List of spaceflight-related accidents and incidents
The Apollo 1 pure oxygen fire in 1967 and the Soyuz 11 decompression in 1971 seem particularly gruesome.