I don't know about this adaptation that they're talking about. But for the American space agency Nasa, Mr Tito's visit remained at best an irritation. Dennis Tito obviously doesn't fit that mould. Mr Tito is banned from American parts of Alpha without an escort and has had to promise to pay for anything he breaks. Nasa officials were keen to point out that even a first-class seat on board the Soyuz rocket was not enough to guarantee a ride that would not give Mr Tito travel sickness.
Motion sickness is common even among the professionals, especially on their first day in space.
Russian mission control said Mr Tito had been ill on Sunday and had vomited, but had quickly recovered. Mr Tito's space accommodation is not completed yet, but Talgat Musabayev, the Russian commander who flew him to the space station, promised him that it would be made as comfortable as possible. Nasa has disapproved of the amateur space fan's trip to the pounds 60 billion space station, arguing that his presence would be a danger in an emergency. But Russian space officials say they are already discussing the next candidates prepared to follow Mr Tito on paid flights. Even after Nasa gave its approval, computer glitches on the space station had threatened to hold up Mr Tito's arrival.