Published 21:20 IST, October 22nd 2019
WATCH: Here's what the first 'space hotel' could look like
The Gateway Foundation which is a startup in Alta Loma, California is planning to open its first space hotel to visitors by as early as 2027, as per reports.
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Gateway Foundation which is a startup in Alta Loma, California is planning to open its first hotel to visitors by as early as 2027, according to an international news ncy. A video was released by Insh which reveals how first hotel will look like. Gateway Foundation has named its planned facility as Von Braun Rotating Station. According to news reports, rotating station will produce different levels of artificial gravity and is expected to accommodate up to 100 tourists a week when it opens in 2025.
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visitors will be able to walk around
It will basically look like a cruise ship style hotel sailing in low earth orbit. visitors will be able to walk around as y do on earth. It will have restaurants, gyms, bars and even concert venues, seminars and movie screenings. Von Braun Station will have a series of 24 modules that will come with different layouts. Some of m will be available for commercial or government use and will be sold as private residences and villas. Tim Alatorre, foundation's senior design architect said that Gateway Foundation aims to gar facility in orbit by 2025. He said that foundation is striving hard to make this happen as re hasn't been much movement in past to get aver person into . He ded that within a few years people may think of as a rmal vacation option.
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Alatorre said that hotel will have very simple
Alatorre said that hotel will have very simple, comfortable and conventional decor inste of sleek and futuristic designs. He said that use of fabrics, warm-colored lighting and paints, and materials with texture help us to connect and feel at home. He also said that initial activities for tourists might include low-gravity basketball, low-gravity rock climbing and trampolining. He even compared station with a cruise or a Disney World vacation with activities like concerts, movies, and seminars.
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20:59 IST, October 22nd 2019