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The "First Luxury Hotel In Space" Has Started Taking Booking Reservations by Effulgent(m): 7:12am On Apr 09, 2018 |
Guess how much? Looking for a getaway that offers unmatched views of sunrises and sunsets? Specifically, 384 of them in 12 days? Try outer space. Houston-based Orion Span hopes to launch the "first luxury hotel in space" - the 35-by-14-foot Aurora Station - by late 2021 and bring guests on board the following year. The hotel will accommodate up to four travelers and two crew members at a time, racing them around the planet at high speeds for 12 days, the company said in a news release . Adventurers pay US$9.5 million per person — or about US$791,666 a night — and their US$80,000 deposit can already be reserved online, company officials said. But don't fear: The deposit is fully refundable. "We want to get people into space because it's the final frontier for our civilization," Orion Span's founder and chief executive, Frank Bunger, told Bloomberg. Bunger said that one reason Orion Span can aim for a price of less than US$10 million per person is because of the declining price of launches. "Everybody's forecasting that [launch prices are] going to fall," he told Bloomberg. "Almost every week, there's another rocket-launch company that's starting up with a new way to get to orbit cheaper, faster, better." Orion Span's announcement of a luxury hotel in space comes amid a revival of the commercial space industry. The launch of Elon Musk's Falcon Heavy from the Kennedy Space Center in February, for example, was the latest in a series of milestones that have renewed companies' interest in space. The launch raised the question of whether SpaceX and other private enterprises could maintain their momentum and fulfill the promise of returning humans to space. That likelihood could increase as the Trump administration looks to restructure the role of NASA, allowing private enterprise and international partners to work closely with the space agency. Orion Span's proposed hotel offers plenty of attractions: zero-gravity flying throughout the station, views of patrons' home towns from space, the ability to take part in research experiments such as growing food while in orbit, and live-streams with friends and family at home through high-speed Internet. Since commercial spaceflight has yet to launch humans into space, Aurora Station visitors will have three months of training, which would begin with online courses to better understand "basic spaceflight, orbital mechanics, and pressurized environments in space," officials told Bloomberg. The guests will also have contingency training at the company's headquarters in Houston. "Orion Span has ... taken what was historically a 24-month training regimen to prepare travelers to visit a space station and streamlined it to three months, at a fraction of the cost," company officials said. "Our goal is to make space accessible to all, by continuing to drive greater value at lower cost." Bunger, a former software engineer, told Bloomberg that the experience won't be for everyone. The Aurora Station will mainly cater to those who are passionate about space and astronomical study. "We're not selling a hey-let's-go-to-the-beach equivalent in space," Bunger said. "We're selling the experience of being an astronaut. You reckon that there are people who are willing to pay to have that experience." Christian Davenport contributed to this report. 2018 © The Washington Post
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Re: The "First Luxury Hotel In Space" Has Started Taking Booking Reservations by Kingdollar28(m): 7:13am On Apr 09, 2018 |
Make I go book for reservations ooh Me and my Chommy 1 Like |
Re: The "First Luxury Hotel In Space" Has Started Taking Booking Reservations by shobroy10(m): 7:16am On Apr 09, 2018 |
Still saving for Mars my money nver complete. At least on our way we go branch the hotel b4 we continue the journey. 1 Stone killing 2 birds 1 Like |
Re: The "First Luxury Hotel In Space" Has Started Taking Booking Reservations by policy12: 7:34am On Apr 09, 2018 |
Why waste all this on luxury wen u are lives to be touched |
Re: The "First Luxury Hotel In Space" Has Started Taking Booking Reservations by sincere22k(m): 7:40am On Apr 09, 2018 |
Elon Musk!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Re: The "First Luxury Hotel In Space" Has Started Taking Booking Reservations by ADENIKETINA2015(f): 9:41am On Apr 09, 2018 |
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Re: The "First Luxury Hotel In Space" Has Started Taking Booking Reservations by Chubhie: 9:51am On Apr 09, 2018 |
One of the best periods to be alive. A new golden age for humanity. This is just the window period. I'm excited and patiently waiting. 1 Like |
Re: The "First Luxury Hotel In Space" Has Started Taking Booking Reservations by KendrickAyomide: 10:46am On Apr 09, 2018 |
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Re: The "First Luxury Hotel In Space" Has Started Taking Booking Reservations by Nobody: 11:05am On Apr 09, 2018 |
policy12: touch lives with the little you have |
Re: The "First Luxury Hotel In Space" Has Started Taking Booking Reservations by Nobody: 1:14pm On Apr 09, 2018 |
policy12:na dem koba u |
Re: The "First Luxury Hotel In Space" Has Started Taking Booking Reservations by HORLADSTAR(m): 1:38pm On Apr 09, 2018 |
S.P.A.C.E |
Re: The "First Luxury Hotel In Space" Has Started Taking Booking Reservations by mikkycoins(m): 2:43pm On Apr 09, 2018 |
Is the hotel equipped with swimming pool,Bush bar and night club like the hotels in owerri? Or just for educational recreation only. |
Re: The "First Luxury Hotel In Space" Has Started Taking Booking Reservations by IbokPatrick(m): 2:55pm On Apr 09, 2018 |
Okay now....
lemme start skull-mining..I must go there. |
Re: The "First Luxury Hotel In Space" Has Started Taking Booking Reservations by mcgift(m): 3:09pm On Apr 09, 2018 |
okay make i go make money small |
Re: The "First Luxury Hotel In Space" Has Started Taking Booking Reservations by Robbin7(m): 5:03pm On Apr 09, 2018 |
Where space Dey abeg? |
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