Poll Position: Space case

Personally I've been a huge space-program nut since I was a kid, but since relatively routine flights there now seem to be on the horizon, I got to wondering about you all, too:

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The answers pretty much spell out the discussion areas; rather than just a yes or no, I wanted to get a feel for why you'd want to, or not want to. My wife, for instance, thinks I am completely insane for saying I'd jump on the chance in a heartbeat. And I don't know that I have just one reason, but you so rarely get the chance to make a dream come true, I'd totally take it, risks and all.

What about you, what did you answer, and why?