You think getting a hotel room during convention season might require careful planning, imagine trying to book a stay at the forthcoming Galactic Suite, the first hotel planned in space. According to Reuters, via Yahoo:
“Galactic Suite” … expects to open for business in 2012 and would allow guests to travel around the world in 80 minutes.
Its Barcelona-based architects say the space hotel will be the most expensive in the galaxy, costing $4 million for a three-day stay.
Steep, sure, but we understand it comes with a continental breakfast.
August 10, 2007 at 9:14 am |
That’s one towel I’d definitely steal.
August 10, 2007 at 9:59 am |
Awesome. Now if only I had 4 million to spare…
August 11, 2007 at 12:19 am |
I’m surprised how much play this story is getting considering how little evidence there is that this is little more than someone’s joke design project for fun. Especially when there is another, more legitimate company like Bigelow Aerospace that also intends on having a private space station by 2012 but can back that up with TWO test modules actually in space and actually has a manufacturing facility.
I mean, the reporter takes their word for it when they say some American who they can’t name is giving them $3 billion. I figure I could got to the same reporter and say someone is giving me a couple billion to build the world’s biggest saussage and it will make the headlines the next day.
Not sure how much competition to Bigelow they really are, and I also have doubts about their $3 billion funding figure. I think we need more proof than their word.
Bigelow has:
- A manufacturing plans currently building the modules for its stations
- A corporate structure
- Two test modules currently in space
- A concrete business plan
- More than 100 employees
Galactic Suite has:
- A Web site with nice illustrations. Though its strange title font looks like it was done in Microsoft Paint.
This seems like little more than a nice Web site and fancy illustrations. Galactic Suite also seems to indicate it would use the Space Shuttle for construction, which would be news to NASA, which plans to put the orbiters in the Smithsonian by 2010.
Seems like more vaporware to me. I’d rather put my money on Bigelow to build the first private space station.
Bigelow put up some cool, REAL pictures from space on this page: http://bigelowaerospace.com/out_there/view_photos.php.
August 11, 2007 at 3:57 am |
there probably not get enough customers because it cost like more then 1 million a night.
the only people who would go are celebrities and rich company owners. and you know many celebs are frightened to go to space, it’s like, “o.m.g, there is really no air up there, i never knew that thanks for telling me”
August 11, 2007 at 6:32 am |
Expensive, but I think there are enough people with lots of money ant time to spend
August 11, 2007 at 12:22 pm |
Great, now I gotta get a better job to go on my honeymoon
August 11, 2007 at 1:54 pm |
hahaha the description of simple things like going to bathroom in space with no gravity are funny to think about.
Bring your own water!! Nobody wants to see a space floater of that magnitude!!
August 11, 2007 at 2:50 pm |
IN HSTORY CHANNEL THEY SAID A METOR WILL HITEARTH IN 2012 LOL
August 11, 2007 at 3:58 pm |
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August 12, 2007 at 12:24 am |
Cool!:) New I’m gonna find a job!:P
August 12, 2007 at 8:42 am |
i dont like the sound of bigelow
August 12, 2007 at 12:57 pm |
hahaha i think i have a better shot
August 12, 2007 at 12:57 pm |
hahaha
August 12, 2007 at 1:29 pm |
I think the venue for Celebration 10 has been decided on then…
August 12, 2007 at 1:32 pm |
That continental breakfast had better be the best I’ve ever tasted:)
August 12, 2007 at 6:41 pm |
If they could build it in the shape of the Death star, then maybe I will go. If only I had $400,000 to spare.:)
August 12, 2007 at 7:09 pm |
only 5 more years to go. maybe i can get it as a late graduation present
August 14, 2007 at 3:48 am |
OMG!!!!!!! LOL WHAT????????? You guys are kidding right??? It’s cool and all but it’s sad that we can barley get our poor astronaughts in space, fearing death or damage to them and the shuttles. I mean are they using they’re own space ships too??
August 14, 2007 at 6:05 am |
wow. yeh know there having enough problems even getting into space(and back…. in one piece) never mind having a hotel. but i agree if i were to go there id steal the towel, the soaps, the tv, the do not disturb sign…. yeh besides what kind of beds are the gonna have nasa aerospace contouring foam beds ???? yes well when u can drop me of at mos eisley or endor or fulsia let me know cuz i want to hang with the ewoks the jawas, alya seruca andl leia oh yeah and chewwy, yoda and mual and mac too yeh if i were spending 4 mil i’d want some action
August 14, 2007 at 6:05 am |
gimme a lightsaber while yer at it
August 14, 2007 at 3:55 pm |
carlos501st, they know this how?
Besides that already got sent our way by Anubis, SG-1 blew it up!
August 14, 2007 at 3:56 pm |
Though this sounds reeeeeeally cool ….
Too bad no one will be able to pay for it except super-rich people.
August 14, 2007 at 5:02 pm |
I definitely agree with jediprincess. I’d want it to look like the Death Star. Having Darth Vader around wouldn’t be bad either. But I don’t have $4 million to spare, so I’d hope to get a job there.
August 16, 2007 at 8:40 am |
Wow. That’s quite a price tag. I’ll bet that’s the single occupancy rate. But i’ve heard that they will slice off half the cost for each additional person, so it’s a real bargain. You will also get free turn-down service, but the mints cost $50,000 each. I guess I’ll just have to work a little harder.
August 17, 2007 at 6:01 am |
I can’t believe you guys are wasting your time replying to this stupid article! Wait a minute….
August 18, 2007 at 4:26 am |
you just replyed to article, it would be groovy but at the science rate of getting people into space, i dont think it is possible……yet
August 18, 2007 at 8:22 am |
I want an application, forget paying 4 mil, i would love to get paid AND be there. i bet the pay checks would be awwwwsome.
September 12, 2007 at 12:51 pm |
Sounds sweet but Ibet they dont have a swimming pool.
September 12, 2007 at 12:53 pm |
When I win the lottery I know were i’m going!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!