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via Time 24
NASA recently announced it's plan for building a "commercial launch destination" (i.e. space hotel) and attach it to the International Space Station. NASA said on it's blog it wants to "foster the growth of a robust low-Earth orbit economy," because if you can make money from something, why not do it?
Houston-based startup Axiom Space will construct the module, and it eventually wants to create it's own space station. NASA has been pushing for privatizing the ISS for a while now, as the station is ageing and has an expiry date.
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via ArchpaperThe luxury "large-windowed" module will be available to anyone who has a spare $50 million lying around. So that leaves about 1% of the world's population. Like all good things in life, the rich will be able to try it before the rest of us. Those lucky few who make it to the space station will have access to WiFi, so they can stream their experience to us plebs on Earth. We look forward to that.
NASA Wants The Filthy Rich To Holiday In Space
The International Space Station is a somewhat exclusive destination. Not only do you have to have a degree in something that's difficult for most of us (engineering, some sort of science science, or mathematics), you also have to pass rigorous physical tests, speak Russian, be able to deal with stressful situations, and be an all-round genius.
So you want to go to space but don't have any of the above qualifications? Just have the luck to be born into a filthy rich family and you can buy a ticket to NASA's space hotel (which will be attached to the ISS) for a mere $50 million. What a bargain!
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