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The world’s—or maybe even the galaxy’s—first-ever space hotel will begin construction in the near future, space construction company Orbital Assembly said.
While the company, whose employees include National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) veterans, initially projected to begin construction in 2025, they had to delay said plans due to the pandemic, as per The Washington Post on March 3.
“It’s going to happen fast when it starts,” Orbital Assembly chief executive John Blincow was quoted as saying, noting that it would take only a year or two to assemble the hotel.
“And we believe it’s going to happen a lot, too, even before we finish the first one. We have buyers for other stations because they’re very, very lucrative,” he added.
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The hotel is set to be constructed in low-Earth orbit and is set to be equipped with restaurants, a cinema and entertainment centers, among others, Orbital Assembly disclosed in its “” YouTube livestream on Jan. 29.
The Voyager Station, the commercial space station that will house the hotel, is expected to hold around 400 people including 280 guests and 112 crew members, according to the report. They will include space tourists, scientists conducting research, and service industry professionals.
