You can already book a room, but it costs a lot.
Space-tourism has not just taken yet, but more and more players are throwing their carousel to position themselves in the future - and especially exclusive - market. Now a company called Orion Span has announced something we do not hear too often, a space hotel.
The hotel have been named Aurora Station and aims to be the first luxury hotel in the world space - if realized, please note. The plan is to send the hotel up in 2021, and by 2022 the first guests are expected to be able to board.
Aurora Station will be able to accommodate six people at a time, including a crew of two, and the duration of the stay will be 12 days. Not surprisingly, it will not be a cheap affair. The price tag per person will be $ 9.5 million dollars.
Thus, the customer group will be quite narrow, at least in the first place. Already now, you can reserve space and the deposit is "only" 80,000 dollars. However, the company promises a heated and unforgettable experience.
Guests at Aurora Station will be 200 miles above the ground (approximately 320 kilometers.) The hotel will circulate around the world once every 90 minutes, which means that they will see 16 sunrises and downs every 24 hours, as stated in the press release.
The team at Orion Span consists of a number of people with long experience and speed in space technology, including from NASA projects and the ISS space station, as well as from various other industries. The idea is that the hotel will be a modular project that can evolve over time and adapt to changes in demand and needs.
The company is still a little sparing about the schedule and the details of how to get the project on track, so it will be interesting to see if they reach their ambitious goals.
