Voyager Station
The Voyager Space Station or Voyager Station is a proposed rotating wheel space station, planned to start construction in 2026. The space station aims to be the first commercial space hotel.[1][2]
Construction of the space station will be handled by Orbital Assembly Corporation. It is proposed that the SpaceX Starship could be used to shuttle space tourists to the Voyager Station, which would accommodate 280 guests and 112 crew members. A trip to the station has not been officially published, but some estimates are that it would cost approximately US$5 million, and would require the passengers to undergo safety and physical training before boarding the shuttle for a 3+1⁄2 day trip to the space station.[1] The cost of the space station has been estimated to be in the "tens of billions."[3]
Voyager Station would have artificial gravity from its rotation to maintain Lunar gravity—approximately 1/6th of Earth's gravity.[1]
References
- Compton, Natalie B. (3 March 2021). "A vacation that's out of this world: The first space hotel is set to start construction by 2026". The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- Bergan, Brad. "Company of NASA Stars Building Orbital Space Hotel With Artificial Gravity". Interesting Engineering. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- Mackenzie, AJ. "The enduring fantasy of space hotels". The Space Review. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
External links
- Orbital Assembly
- Mansij, Asthana (9 February 2021). "What Is So Special About NASA Veterans' Space Station Project In Low-Earth Orbit?". The Eurasian Times. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- Spry, Jeff (26 February 2021). "Company plans to start building private Voyager space station with artificial gravity in 2025". Space.com. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- Coffey, Helen (3 March 2021). "World's first space hotel plans to open in 2027". The Independent. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- Pilar, Patricia (1 March 2021). "Voyager Space Station will have artificial gravity and begins construction in 2025". Ineews. Retrieved 4 March 2021.