Orbital Assembly, a large space construction company, announced in a virtual event this year on its YouTube channel that it is planning to construct the world’s (er, galaxy’s) first space hotel by 2026, Interesting Engineering reported.
“The coronavirus pandemic may ultimately delay the construction start date from its original 2025 projection”, John Blincow, chief executive of Orbital Assembly, told The Washington Post .
However, he believes it could take just a year or two to assemble Voyager Statio"n, the commercial space station that will house the hotel.
“It’s going to happen fast when it starts,” Blincow 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.”
People will need to undergo some training (both safety and physical) before boarding their SpaceX Starship shuttle to Voyager Station, which is designed to accommodate 280 eight guests and 112 crew members.
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