Lap of Luxury in Outer Space? Russians Plan Galactic Hotel by 2016
- Posted on August 18, 2011 at 5:24am by
Liz Klimas
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Looking for the mother of all extreme vacations? Look no further. In just five years, you could be riding high — literally — in a space hotel.
Space may soon be on vacation wish lists. (Credit: Orbital Technologies)
According to the Daily Mail, this hotel being created by the Russian company Orbital Technologies, formally called the Commercial Space Station, will orbit 217 miles above Earth and hold up to seven guests in four cabins. Orbital Technology reported the station would be complete by 2016.
In the weightlessness of space, visitors can choose to have beds that are either vertical or horizontal, while showers will be sealed affairs to stop water going where it shouldn’t (those aboard the International Space Station must make do with sponge baths until they return home).
Tourists, who will be accompanied by experienced crew, will dine on food prepared on Earth and sent up on the rocket, to be reheated in microwave ovens.
The plan is to do away with the freeze-dried tubes of nourishment given to astronauts and replace them with delicacies such as braised veal cheeks with wild mushrooms, white bean puree, potato soup and plum compote.
The Daily Mail reports Sergei Kostenko, chief executive of Orbital Technologies, as saying that “the hotel will be aimed at wealthy individuals and people working for private companies who want to do research in space.”
At £100,000 ($165,513.59) for five days plus £500,000 ($827,567.94) for the flight up, it will be costly. For nearly $1 million, this could be you:
But the hotel is not just those looking for peace and quiet in the luxury of space; it may be used for astronauts needing to get off the International Space Station in the event of an emergency.
[Daily Mail via Popular Science]
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Comments (36)
affinnity
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 9:07pmI’m glad their wasting rubles on this thing and not dollars.
Report Post »imreddog
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 10:56pmThey say that this thing is aimed at the wealthy. Wow, what a surprise. I thought that they were aiming a people living under bridges.
Report Post »MotorOfTheWorld
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 4:53pmIs that price adjusted for obama-flation?
Report Post »tankyjo
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 4:17pmActually, I believe they stand a better chance than U.S., IF we don’t change course. Russia and China are developing “tech” at a dizzying pace compared to us.
Report Post »NotPoliticallyCorrect
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 12:45pmHey, how about feeding your people first? I’m thinking fresh vegetables for starters.
Report Post »BOMUSTGO
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 11:39amWho would pay that much to be “SPAM in a CAN?”
Report Post »capitalismrocks
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 11:11amYeah right, the the Russians and still using those antique gumball machine soyez capsules to get into space, their Mir space station was like a ghetto shanty in space and their progress supply ships have a nasty habit of crashing into things…. and they think they could have a luxury space station up by 2016, they couldn’t deliver their section of the NASA space station (yes, I call it the NASA space station, not the ISS since the US and NASA paid for almost all of it and it was brought up almost completely by NASA, so without NASA it wouldn’t exist, so it is the NASA space station)
I suggest everyone from now on refer to it as the NASA Space Station.
Report Post »Demolition
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 11:26amAgreed
Report Post »mobynowak
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 10:59amOur next reality show location.
Report Post »notmeatglennbeckdotcom
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 10:39amSo we‘re supposed to believe that the country whose tanks got stuck in swamps in WW II because they didn’t have proper maps, and uses archaic 60′s style rockets to reach space has the capacity to do this? Only if Obama gives them the technology like Bill did with China.
Report Post »AProudConservative
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 10:08amHum…… The Russian’s will send tourist up in space for about one million dollars, but they are reputedly going to charge American fifty million for American astronauts go to the space station. Such a deal.
Report Post »Seneca264
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 9:34amThe Russians are financing this venture with the millions that the Americans are providing them now to shuttle our astronauts back and forth from the space station. Only the moronic Americans would make a decision to scuttle the shuttle. See, it is really smoke and mirrors. We did not save any money by shutting down the shuttle program, we now just divert that perceived savings to Russia.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 8:49amThe bathrooms will all be out the back door. This Hotel will be just like the rustheap Russian Naval ships and submarines littering the harbors. And without an AMERICAN example to copy , how are they going to design it??
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 9:23amHa!
I wonder if it will be the “International” hotel, for use free by every nation?
You know, like we (stupidly) did with the ISS.
“It was tragic, he opened the door to pick up the paper, and we never saw him again.”
Report Post »DarkFire
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 8:02amummmmm hello, first off you have to fly Russian, to that i say F*** that. there still flying s*** into space from 1960, and people wonder why our afro-nauts are dropping out of the program. thanks berry for shutting down nasa!
Report Post »Tickdog
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 7:56ama neat idea…
Report Post »SICKANTIRED
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 7:36amIf they build it people will come…
Report Post »liberalsarealiens
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 7:34amI think the russians are on the leading edge of one day making the space experience available to all. Yes it’s a million now but what will it be in 20, 30, years. “Small steps Sparks, small steps!”
Report Post »Ron Staiger
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 7:19amThe American people should take up a collection and send Obama, Queen Michelle and all 26 of her personal assistants to space- talk about space junk!
Report Post »NotPoliticallyCorrect
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 12:47pmHa! Ayeeemennn.
Report Post »trooper
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 6:43amI guess they are fully recovered from being a communist country, too bad we are just beginning to go down that path.
Report Post »FREDD The WILSON
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 7:35amI agree. Here is the Evil Empire Darth Vader and all, now a capitalist grabber. They and European countries are finally realizing the the Socialistic and Communistic ideals won’t work as implemented. Yet our country which has been the greatest on earth tries to go down that path
Report Post »grudgywoof
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 6:41amIt looks like a jail cell to me. I‘m just fine here on tera ferma in Tennessee and if I want to be cramped up with my family on vacation we’ll just go camping in our travel trailer. At least I can go outside and fish or ride my bike. I’m all for the rich being shot into space and put in a intergalactic jail cell for proffit.
Report Post »psst
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 6:39amI just booked for the li’l woman and myself. I have a cupla ounces O gold somewhere around the house.
Report Post »By then, It’ll be worth a cool mil ameriKan $’s
The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 6:36amLooking at the bright side, if you make a few million of these…we can finally satisfy all the twits still waiting for the free homes they believe Obama promised them.
Beam them up, Scotty!
Report Post »Cat
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 6:29amMemories.
Are we there yet?
I have to go potty
Are we there yet?
Bobby punched me!
Are we there yet?
Are we there yet?
MOM!
Are we there yet?
Are we there yet?
Are we there yet?
No thanks …
Report Post »BBomber66
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 6:16amIf it is truly commercial, then I‘m okay with it even it the clients pay full price to the gov’t.
I would love to go. I can’t afford it, but I would put it on my list of places to go and see: Aztec and Mayan temples and ruins; the great wall of China; Agra; Kilimanjaro–not to climb; the Namib desert; Gilbraltar; Havana; Tienimen Square; Moscow; Versailles–the one in France….
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 5:49amAnd paid in co-op with the United States.
Vote the bum out! 2012
Report Post »cantbelieveallthisgarbagecouldhappenwhodoislap
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 5:37amAimed at the wealthy? Yah think????
Report Post »bikerr
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 5:30amWho on God’s green earth would want to trust Russian technology enough to spend time in a space hotel?
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 6:06amWho would want to stay even one night??? Its absolutely to far from home for me!! What a waste of money!! It will never pay for itself!
Report Post »megansmom
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 6:09amWell, people are silly enough to still buy Chinese made goods after all the problems we have so why wouldn’t they trust the Russians.
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