Posted on 03/05/2021 8:42:01 PM PST by amorphous
Work is due to start on the world's first 'space hotel' in low Earth orbit in 2025 - and it will come equipped with restaurants, a cinema, spa and rooms for 400 people.
Developed by the Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC), the Voyager Station could be operational as early as 2027, with the infrastructure built in orbit around the Earth.
The space station will be a large circle and rotate to generate artificial gravity that will be set at a similar level to the gravity found on the surface of the Moon.
Voyager Station's hotel will include many of the features you might expect from a cruise ship, including themed restaurants, a health spa and a cinema.
It will feature a series of pods attached to the outside of the rotating ring and some of these pods could be sold to the likes of NASA and ESA for space research.
No details of cost to build the space station, or the cost of spending a night in the hotel have been revealed, although OAC say build costs are getting cheaper thanks to reusable launch vehicles like the SpaceX Falcon 9 and the future Starship.
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Expensive movie !
Babylons 1 through 3 were all destroyed during their construction by acts of sabotage.
Babylon 1, originally known simply as the Babylon Station, was the first space station built by the Earth Alliance under the aegis of the Babylon Project. During construction, Babylon 1’s infrastructure collapsed and exploded as a result of sabotage.
The second attempted station in the Babylon Project, Babylon 2 was also sabotaged and destroyed, exploding during construction.
Like the previous two stations, Babylon 3 was also sabotaged and destroyed, exploding during construction.
Unfortunately, this gives no indication of what group, or even what species was responsible for sabotaging the stations, or what motivation they had for doing so.
Pie in the Sky
I doubt I could afford a reservation.
I think I’d be content to look out the window.
Have the Vermicious Knids moved in yet?
/obscure?
Floor Manager to Kitchen Chef:
“What do you mean you must have left the Ketchup and Mustard back on earth? I thought we went over this before takeoff!”
I bet $100 to Free Republic that construction doesn’t start in 2025.
Voyager Station? Christopher Columbus was a voyager.
I have a bad feeling abit that one. What are they going to call it? Titanic?
Wheel of Misfortune.
I nominate you for the funniest comment, so far... :)
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Got a trillion dollars to spare for the project and you could be one of the first guests.
Maybe pick up a meal at the Howard Johnson's while I'm there.
Hope they have lots of water on board for cleaning up all the vomit.
not interested. I don’t stay at any hotel that doesn’t have a decent bar in the lobby.
Every room has its own little space plane? What are those used for? A quick trip to the moon for a look-see? A quick spin around the neighborhood?
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