Here’s an article from the Guardian about space tourism. It’s not too bad, but I found this irritating (as I often do these sorts of things):

…even if space tourism will benefit science done in low Earth orbit, such as launching satellites, it is unlikely to help scientists reach further out into the solar system, says Kevin Fong, a leading UK expert on space medicine at University College London. “It is extremely unlikely that a successful, profitable space tourism operator would find a workable business plan for the exploration of the Moon or Mars,” he said.

Why in the world would anyone expect an “expert on space medicine” to know anything about “workable business plans”? Why is it that journalists think that they should go to scientists and researchers to learn about this stuff? They’re often the least knowledgable.