Readers were alarmed by the flippant use of terms like 'nutso' and 'psycho' in 'Spaced-out NASA psycho astronaut plan is mental' published on iTWire on 25.2.07. The article discusses the issue of security in space relating to astronauts mental health.

StigmaWatch contacted the editor of iTWire about Alex Zaharov-Reutt's article on 27.2.07. This sort of reporting has consequences for people with a mental illness, such as ridicule and discrimination.