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Most people are floating the idea that eventually we would either have commercial companies adding a "space hotel" to the ISS for testing purposes and when the
by zitterbewegung 6y ago
Most people are floating the idea that eventually we would either have commercial companies adding a "space hotel" to the ISS for testing purposes and when the ISS is retired that the hotel would continue to exist.
Once you have companies either vying for real estate in orbit the demand for people to visit the hotel could eventually spur demand for other places to go.
- blackrock 6y agoSpaceX should build space modules next, after they finish Starship. And interconnect them to make a ring. Then spin the ring to generate artificial gravity. And leave a center pod for zero-g activities. Now that would make a fantastic space hotel.
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- TheOtherHobbes 6y agoI would be astounded if there were no space hotel projects shopping around for finance already. Although I think given the likely customer profile we're at least as likely to get Vegas-in-Orbit - casinos, hookers and all - as labs and exploration.
- thechao 6y agohttp://bigelowaerospace.com/ http://bigelowaerospace.com/
- bolasanibk 6y agoThey laid off all their employees earlier this year.
- yellowapple 6y agoOstensibly due to COVID-19 concerns and Nevada mandating non-essential businesses to shut down. That seems to be relaxing, though (definitely here in Reno, though the Vegas area has a fair bit higher of a caseload), so hopefully Bigelow rehires as things start to normalize a bit more.
- rtpg 6y agoThe minuscule ISS is already the most expensive structure ever built. What universe has something like described being economical?
- ls612 6y agoStarship will be able to lift far more at a far lower price than the Shuttle.
- nickik 6y agoISS was built with lots and lots of really, really, really expensive Shuttle flights. The Skylab was 1/3 the size and only needed on launch. The price of making a station also goes down massively with the going down of general launch prices.