The US $9.5 Million tour to experience the impossible
At about US$ 80,000 (€68,290) a night, the Royal Penthouse Suite at Hotel President Wilson in Geneva, Switzerland is the most expensive hotel room in the world However, it pales in comparison to the US$ 791,666 per day rate that one would need to fork out to stay at the world’s first luxury space hotel – ‘Aurora Station’.
Developed by US-based space technology start-up Orion Span, the fully modular space station will host six people at a time, including two crew members, for 12-day space travel tours. At an astronomical US$ $9.5 Million, per person per tour, the Company claims that it is “far below what others have paid to go to space.”
Very true, in April 2001, American Dennis Tito became history's first space tourist paying his own way to the International Space Station 40 years to the month after Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space. Tito showed that there was money to be made in human spaceflight -- potentially lots of money, as he reportedly paid $20 million for his 7-day space flight. In 2008, fellow American Richard Garriot paid US$ 30 million to spend 12 days in space. Nevertheless, whatever the price tag, the tourist niche market with spare cash for space jaunts (US$ 10 million for a near two-week vacation) is very likely to be quite small.
During their 12-day adventure, the super-rich travelers will fly at a height of 200 miles above the Earth's surface in Low Earth Orbit, or LEP, where they will witness incredible views of the blue planet. The hotel will orbit Earth every 90 minutes, which means guests, will see around 16 sunrises and sunsets every 24 hours. While enjoying the thrills of zero gravity, the travelers will be able to float freely through the hotel, taking in views of the northern and southern aurora from the station's windows.
Activities on board include taking part in research experiments such as growing food while in orbit - which guests can take home for a souvenir. For the more energetic, there’s zero-gravity ping pong, complete with floating equipment. Guests can have live video chats with their less-fortunate loved ones back home via high-speed wireless Internet access and, upon return to Earth, will be greeted with a specially arranged hero's welcome.
Aurora Station will be around 12 feet wide and 35 feet long -- similar in size to a large private jet. "With customizable private sleeping pods, top-quality space food and luxury design details, Aurora Station is ushering in a new era of space travel, setting the bar higher than ever before," says Frank Bunger, CEO and founder of Orion Span.
Orion Span plans to welcome its first guests in 2022, with the station's launch happening in 2021. Reports suggest that currently, more than 25 people have already registered for the rooms. The space station said, “Our waitlist is now open. As we get closer to launch, we will reach out to guests on the waitlist sequentially to offer potential dates for their trip.”
You can now reserve your spot online by placing a waitlist deposit of $80,000 in US Dollars or in a crypto currency of your choice, including, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, and Litecoin.
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