I don't like airplanes that much, so a rocket seems kind of out of the question. If space ships ever become everyday reliable it'd be nice to see what you describe. I have too much love for too much and too many here on earth to want to leave permanently, though.
I'll check out that series next time at Blockbuster.
This is fun talking about books and SF.
Actually, I agree with you... I don't like flying in airplanes, and I wouldn't want to leave Earth permanently. But I'd put up with a rocket flight for the chance to see a view like this:
Out ride the sons of Terra,
Far drives the thundering jet,
Up leaps a race of Earthmen,
Out, far, and onward yet ---
We pray for one last landing
On the globe that gave us birth;
Let us rest our eyes on the friendly skies
And the cool, green hills of Earth.
--Robert Heinlein, "The Green Hills of Earth"
I'm having fun discussing this too! But it's bedtime for me, so this will do for a nightlight I think.