Do You Have What It Takes to Go Into Space? (Probably)

Today I read an article on the Wall Street Journal about what you needed to be to go into space. One main point of the article was that the standards for going into space had became a lot more lenient. Back in the 1900s, you had to be under 5 feet 11 inches, under 180 pounds, and have at least 1500 hours of fly time logged in a traditional aircraft. 'Selected from hundreds of elite pilots, they had to endure a battery of grueling tests: running on treadmills for hours, blowing up balloons repeatedly to gauge their lung capacity, being exposed to extreme heat, vibration and loud noises.' (WSJ.com) Now, everything has changed. People with diseases that cannot fly in normal planes would be allowed to fly in these with some precautions. Also, people over 250 pounds can fly in the planes if they don't care about the plane not reaching max altitude. In conclusion, I hope that no accidents happen in space because of people who are flying in unsafe conditions!