American Medical News, Jan. 14, 2008 (cover date) Space tourism has some experts estimating that 10,000 to 15,000 people a year will fly in orbital and suborbital space in the next decade. For aerospace medicine physicians, this will mean preparing a less physically fit passenger for the demands of space. This is why Mayo Clinic in Arizona has joined aerospace experts at UTMB and Wyle Laboratories in Houston to form a medical space tourism program. The article quotes Dr. James Vanderploeg, visiting associate professor of clinical preventive medicine at UTMB and chief medical officer for Virgin Galactic.