The Galactic Suite space hotel looks like it’s still on track for a 2012 launch with 38 travelers making reservations for the trip at 3 million pounds ($5.6 million) a head. The millionaires will travel 300 miles into space and experience weightlessness activities, space sports and a sunrise every 45 minutes.
The ambitious project was widely reported in the media this time last year and the planned launch date is unchanged. The cost of getting on board seems to have risen though – it was previously reported as being just over $4 million per head.
All travelers will get an 18 week holiday on a Caribbean Island prior to the trip which will include training programs to get them prepared for the flight. After the private shuttle ride, the space tourists would use Velcro suits which stick to the walls (like Spiderman) to help them get around in the weightless environment. What ever happened to space swimming?
Galactic Suite have said they are aiming to be the world’s largest chain of space resorts and want to open up space travel to the general public. There don’t seem to be any real-world photos of the project yet (just the conceptual art) so let’s just take it one step at a time, huh?
Sources:
Galactic Suite and TechRadar
From 2007: Gizmodo and Reuters