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Many dream of going out to space, become an astronaut and exploring the universe.
While becoming an astronaut may not be an easy task, you could instead start saving RM20.3 million because that’s what it’ll cost you to spend some time on the first ever space hotel.
A visualization of the rotating Voyager Station, which will support scientific experiments and also function as a "space hotel" for tourists. Company plans to start building private Voyager space station with artificial gravity in 2025 pic.twitter.com/yGljnQB30U
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Previously, plans for the world’s first orbiting space hotel was revealed with intentions to welcome guests aboard in 2027.
Orbital Assembly – a space construction company, shared that plans were on track to build the Voyager Station space station - which will house the hotel, with construction set to begin in 2025.
“It’s going to happen fast when it starts,” John Blincow, chief executive of Orbital Assembly said. “And we believe it’s going to happen a lot too, even before we finish the first one. We have buyers for other stations because they’re very, very lucrative.”
World's first space HOTEL to begin construction in low Earth orbit in 2025 complete with restaurants, cinemas and rooms for up to 400 guests ... let’s go @DougonIPComm 😝
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To get to the Voyager Station, guests will be required to undergo some safety and physical training before boarding a SpaceX Starship shuttle to the hotel.
The shuttles will reportedly by transporting a mix of space tourists, scientists who’ll be carrying low-gravity research and service industry professionals who will deliver high quality service to hotel guests.
For RM20.3 million, guests will spend approximately 3½ days orbiting planet Earth while enjoying the best foods created by top chefs, top notch performances from Earth’s biggest artists and more.
“It’s a historic moment,” John shared. “You’re going to have the top chefs making really, really good food. And when you pay $5 million to go someplace, it’s not going to be burger and fries.”
“We want to have Sting come up and play, and Beyonce” he added. “There’ll be two shows every night… That’s part of the entertainment package.”
There’ll even be a cinema, themed restaurants, spa, gyms, activities centres and rooms to fit 400 guests at a time.
Restaurants, cinemas, gym, rooms for 400 guests: Inside world's first Space Hotel #VoyagerStation #SpaceHotel #OrbitalAssemblyCorporation pic.twitter.com/PeQXx1NAoN
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What’s more? Well, for that price tag, guests will even have the opportunity to go on their own spacewalks!
“There’s nothing between you and the universe but the face plate,” John continued. “Going out there and looking at the whole solar system and the Earth from the outside, it’s going to be an extraordinary moment.”
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Well… Now we finally know how much it’ll cost to be a guest at the first ever space hotel.
We’ll probably be saving up for 20 million years just to afford one trip to the Voyager Station though…
Would you spend RM20.3 million to spend 3½ days on the space station if you could? Let us know!
Info via UNILAD
