I couldn t wait to get up there. Justin, a longtime martial artist sporting a crew cut, quietly kept his enthusiasm to himself. The only one who seemed even more excited than me was Ken, the newbie. I really want to go into space one way or another. Whether I get into space as a tourist, or I if get into space as an astronaut, we ll just have to wait and see.
Language simply can t describe how it feels to float without any support at all.
To be completely free of gravity is at once exhilarating and disconcerting. After a lifetime of feeling the pull of gravity, its absence was a little unnerving. Movement at first was even more awkward. While I could easily push off in any direction, no amount of twisting or kicking changed that direction. After awhile, though, moving in zero gravity became almost second nature.