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Travel / 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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Education / Re: What Is The Name Of Your University And Course You Are Studying by Effulgent(m): 11:43pm On Mar 31, 2018 |
MDsambo:am in 200l here in SW can you drop your number or I pm you. |
Education / Re: What Is The Name Of Your University And Course You Are Studying by Effulgent(m): 9:31pm On Mar 31, 2018 |
MDsambo:level please? |
Education / Re: The Ten Deadliest Animals In Africa by Effulgent(m): 3:58pm On Mar 25, 2018 |
pawesome: Oga where did you see kingdom insecta?its kingdom animalia, phylum arthropoda, class insecta Oh my God you get? |
Education / Re: 10 Underrated Courses Nigerian Students Should Consider Choosing by Effulgent(m): 12:19pm On Mar 12, 2018 |
mrphysics:please boss can I pm you or should I drop my number? I need to discuss with you am an undergraduate studying physics |
Education / Re: Learn Computer Programming. Drop Your Number.(whatsapp Group) by Effulgent(m): 7:42am On Sep 22, 2017 |
I'm interested
08104747944 |
Education / Re: Federal University Of Agriculture(funaab) 2017/2018 Admission Thread by Effulgent(m): 12:42pm On Sep 14, 2017 |
alayo65: You don't get to ask,and if you are not given engr, you can't be offered computer science cos it's also competitive,you might be offered:mathematics,physics, statistics(not common tho)or even agricultural courses |
Career / Re: Biochemistry Vs Microbiology: Which One Has More Job Opportunities In Nigeria? by Effulgent(m): 8:01pm On Sep 13, 2017 |
Remisol: didn't choose it,was offered but I got to like it and I intend going into maybe medical physics or material physics |
Career / Re: Biochemistry Vs Microbiology: Which One Has More Job Opportunities In Nigeria? by Effulgent(m): 7:24pm On Sep 13, 2017 |
guys what about someone who studies physics |
Education / Re: Help I Want To Study Abroad by Effulgent(m): 10:35am On Aug 26, 2017 |
can you help me too,tho I gat no money
is there any scholarship available |
Education / Re: Engineering Students Chatroom by Effulgent(m): 11:38am On Mar 24, 2017 |
This thread is for sharing ideas, experience, knowledge and brain storming on challenging topic in engineering. Please lets make it lively and worthwhile. please what advice would you give someone studying physics but hoping to go into electronics after graduation |
Education / Re: Learn Ethical Hacking And Become A Certified Cyber Security Professional by Effulgent(m): 2:26am On Feb 28, 2017 |
Rolly83:do you have an office in abk? |
Education / Re: Learn Ethical Hacking And Become A Certified Cyber Security Professional by Effulgent(m): 12:03am On Feb 28, 2017 |
Rolly83:will you teach how to hack wifi |
Education / Re: Which African Country Speaks The Best English? by Effulgent(m): 11:38am On Feb 25, 2017 |
musicwriter:when we have more than 150 ingenious languages in nigeria,more than 30 in southwest,tell me how will you promote it,even a state in sw has more than 7 languages.... Swerve jare,those using their languages usually have uniform language like french,spanish,chinese etc |
Education / Re: Mechatronics Engineering In Fuoye by Effulgent(m): 3:36pm On Feb 23, 2017 |
Outofsync:what course do/did you study/studied in school before i start arguing with you |
Education / Re: Mechatronics Engineering In Fuoye by Effulgent(m): 8:48am On Feb 23, 2017 |
Outofsync: he can also function as a mechanical engineer, And they can work independently unlike mech 1 Like |
Education / Re: UNN Lecturers To Be Promoted Based On Students Appraisals - Pic by Effulgent(m): 7:24pm On Feb 22, 2017 |
It is a good thing,kudos! But no one looked at the negative aspects 1)it will encourage indiscipline 2)lecturers will bribe students by giving them free marks which mean indirectly they will churn out quarter baked graduates(already half baked before ),increase in first class and so on but its very good,to sort the shaff out of the grain... KARMA! :p |
Education / Re: Mechatronics Engineering In Fuoye by Effulgent(m): 6:58pm On Feb 22, 2017 |
Dboy55:nah,why do you ask |
Education / Deleted by Effulgent(m): 6:33pm On Feb 22, 2017 |
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Education / Re: Mechatronics Engineering In Fuoye by Effulgent(m): 5:21pm On Feb 22, 2017 |
Outofsync: if you dont know about a course just keep quiet ok? Mechatronics is the combination of mechanical,electronics engineering and computer science,they also deal with robot,just google it you will understand better |
Education / Re: Please Your Opinion Is Needed Here,especially Physics Grads And Studs by Effulgent(m): 9:48am On Feb 21, 2017 |
darkhorizon: physics |
Education / Re: Please Your Opinion Is Needed Here,especially Physics Grads And Studs by Effulgent(m): 8:08am On Feb 21, 2017 |
endtime1: endtime1: endtime1: thanks bro what about if am planning to go into electronics in future |
Education / Re: Please Your Opinion Is Needed Here,especially Physics Grads And Studs by Effulgent(m): 11:42pm On Feb 20, 2017 |
Please someone should type something na.. Confused |
Career / Re: Physics Graduates: Lets Meet Here by Effulgent(m): 11:39pm On Feb 20, 2017 |
Greetings guys....
As a physics student, and its
time for you to pick a major at
the undergraduate level... You
have these
1) theoretical physics
2) condensed matter physics
3) health physics
4) Geophysics
which of these options will you
choose considering the situation
of nigeria. Which one has a
better future and which one is
better off abroad
and lastly,as someone hoping to
go into electronics in the
future,which of them fits better
for electronics.
Please,answer according to the
criteria above and please dont
mind my grammars. No insult
please |
Education / Re: Eke Ifeanyichukwu Emmanuel, UNN Best Graduating Student (Photo) by Effulgent(m): 10:56pm On Feb 20, 2017 |
What about his department 2 Likes |
Education / Please Your Opinion Is Needed Here,especially Physics Grads And Studs by Effulgent(m): 10:42pm On Feb 20, 2017 |
Greetings guys.... As a physics student, and its time for you to pick a major at the undergraduate level... You have these 1) theoretical physics 2) condensed matter physics 3) health physics 4) Geophysics which of these options will you choose considering the situation of nigeria. Which one has a better future and which one is better off abroad and lastly,as someone hoping to go into electronics in the future,which of them fits better for electronics. Please,answer according to the criteria above and please dont mind my grammars. No insult please |
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