Hotel in space?

Interesting story today about space tourism.

A company in Barcelona is proposing to build a hotel in space that they hope to open in 2012. Guests at the "Galactic Suite" would go around the world in 80 minutes and over the course of a three-day stay would see the sun rise many times.

Bathroom details in a weightless environment pose a serious challenge. And the cost for a weekend getaway will truly be out of this world: guests will need to have at least four million dollars available.

More details here.
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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous17 August 2007 at 14:37

    Interesting!
    Living in such a hotel for over
    185-days a year (like in Monte Carlo) would mean that one does
    no have to pay any taxes!
    So for some very rich people who live for example in "Roccabela" a very good alternative. Especially for those who want live in MC,
    but cannot get anymore a anchorage
    for a 100-Meter YACHT!

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  2. Renato Zane17 August 2007 at 20:09

    Good point, anonymous.
    I didn't think about the taxes. I suppose we're not far from the days when people will own "space yachts," or something like that.
    Once someone invents a way to create a gravity field for people the living area, then anchorage in orbit might become quite an attractive thing...for those with money, of course.

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  3. Anonymous14 September 2007 at 15:12

    Roccabela and space yachts....hmmm
    Only someone with an overactive imagination and too many hours spent in front of computers would make that kind of link.

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