Indeed it does! One of the reasons why I am saving for a suborbital flight in 15-20 years from now :P I sure want to experience what the Astronauts call the overview-effect!
Although with more and more free and open satellite data you can pretty much get it into your living room. (Except you won't get to be weightless ^^ )
That's a very ambitious plan, although I'm sure you'll be looking at weekly trips if you get your hands on a nice cocktail of crypto's :-)