It would seem that this issue was definitively settled early this year, when William Shatner made it clear he’s not a Virgin Galactic customer. But since his name still appears as one of several celebrities reportedly flying on SpaceShipTwo, Shatner made it bluntly clear to the British media that he is a bit, well, scared, of flying in space: “I’m interested in man’s march into the unknown but to vomit in space is not my idea of a good time. Neither is a fiery crash with the vomit hovering over me.” (I think in the case of a fiery crash, the vomit won’t be hovering for long, but anyway…) Shatner, who was offered a free ticket from Richard Branson, did note that “I do want to go up but I need guarantees I’ll definitely come back.”

(This report did get a fair amount of play in the entertainment media, including, oddly enough, the North Korea Times. Perhaps the Dear Leader is a big Captain Kirk/T.J. Hooker/Denny Crane fan.)

The article in The Sun also claims that Sigourney Weaver is among those who have booked a trip with Virgin Galactic. However, Weaver said last week she’s not interested, so who knows?