Space travel is a dream for many, especially if you're willing to spend millions of dollars on it. Not many people can afford to fly into space, but if you're brave enough and rich enough, then why not? People have been dreaming about going into space since the early 1900s. Here are some interesting facts about the possibility of staying at hotels in outer space!
Hotels in outer space - that's a thing, right? Well, maybe not, but it is something we can hope for. Right now hotels in space are restricted to certain areas on Earth, and they most commonly belong to the military or space programs. If you want to visit one of these hotels then you have to be a member of those groups. People have said that this means there won't be room for families, but if that's the case then families shouldn't actually be allowed into space hotels...
So let's explore if it's possible to stay in hotel or not:
The answer is yes. We will be able to stay at hotels in outer space. The first thing you need to think about is that hotels in space will not be like the ones here on Earth. The gravity of planets and stars is different from that of our planet and so it's impossible for us to stay at hotels in space using our current technology.
The only way we can achieve this is by using artificial gravity which is a technology that was developed by NASA and commercial companies. This technology uses magnets to create gravitation fields around the spaceship or station, which then creates artificial gravity for passengers who are inside them. This method was used in an experiment called "SpaceShipOne" when Richard Branson (co-founder of Virgin Galactic) rode along with his wife Beryl aboard SpaceShipOne during its flight into space on April 29th, 2007.
Another method being used right now by NASA involves placing pods where travelers would like to ride. These pods would be placed near windows, doors, etc., so they can open up when needed and close again when they're not needed anymore.
How much will it actually cost to stay in the space hotel?
The cost of space flight is always going to be an issue. The first time we went into space, it was a big deal because it was for science and exploration. Now, it's about making money.
The first question on everyone's mind is how much does it actually cost to stay in the space hotel? The answer is that you'll have to shell out $200,000 per person per week in addition to your regular ticket price. That's not entirely unreasonable given that NASA already charges $20 million per flight (or $30 million when you include the cost of training). But even then, that's still less than one-third of what SpaceX charges for a trip aboard its Dragon capsule or Boeing's Starliner capsule (both of which are designed to carry people into orbit as well).
Who is building a hotel in space?
The space hotel will be built by Bigelow Aerospace and funded by the company’s backers, including Google and Richard Branson’s Virgin Group. The company hopes to launch its first inflatable module on a future version of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.
Once it arrives at the International Space Station, it will attach to the orbiting laboratory’s exterior. From there, commercial companies could lease out rooms for as much as $90 million per year to send supplies up or bring astronauts down.
Who owns it?
Bigelow Aerospace and its backers are investing $18 million in developing the inflatable module and assembling it into a full-scale prototype, according to an announcement published on Tuesday by Bigelow. That doesn't include any money needed for operations or maintenance costs after launch.
What kind of a hotel would it be?
The technology required to build hotels in space
is already here. It's just a matter of building a hotel room that won't fall
apart and then figuring out how to keep people safe while they stay.
The
first thing that would have to happen is an entirely new kind of architecture.
The spaceships we're using today are not meant to be homes, or even really
temporary shelters. They're simply cargo vessels built for carrying cargo, not
people.
To
put people in a hotel like this, you'd need to build something that's much more
stable than the current spacecraft we use. You wouldn't want them falling apart
or collapsing on us as soon as we got off-world — we need something that can
stand up against G-forces and radiation for years at a time.
You'd also want some kind of air circulation system built into the room itself so your guests could breathe easily without going outside every five minutes for fresh air. And because most hotels have bathrooms in them (and water closets), you'd probably want some sort of in-room toilet too — because if you don't have one, you're going to have an awful lot of.
How about a moon hotel?
The idea of a hotel on the moon is not exactly new. In fact, it’s been discussed at length over the years. However, it doesn’t seem like much has come of those ideas.
One of the biggest reasons why hotels on the moon don’t seem to be happening anytime soon is that space tourism is still in its infancy stage. That said, there are some companies working on hotels in space that might make this dream a reality someday.
In addition to being able to stay at hotels in outer space, we will also be able to travel around the Moon and Mars using rockets that fly through space instead of having them land on the surface of each planet or moon.
Conclusion:
When it comes to space tourism and flights into
outer space, there is a long way to go before any of that becomes a realistic
reality. For now, we'll just have to settle with imagining how exciting it
would be to stay at a hotel in space while we're on vacation here on Earth.
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