Space transportation is inherently risky. Those words are, quite literally, the law of the land in the United States, part of the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004. Few people would dispute that statement, given that spaceflight, commercial or otherwise, is still in its relative infancy. However, its easy to forget that when one gets caught up in the hoopla and hype thats often associated with space tourism and the ventures seeking to serve that emerging market.