Russians to open space hotel

Russians plan to open a space hotel in 5years to come. This will be the first space hotel in history. This space hotel is expected to be launched in 2016.

The hotel will float 250 miles above the earth and will be able to accommodate a maximum of seven people at a time. Tourists who want to check in will have to undergo special training that can take up to three months, depending on the type of spacecraft they fly to the hotel. The firm says that stays can range from three days to six months.

There is no much to do up there apart from watching TV and using the internet to communicate with the people on ground. I guess most of the tourists who will benefit more are those who will be going there for the sake of doing research.

Menus will be chosen before the clients are launched. Food is prepared on the ground and shipped to space, dehydrated." No impulsive late-night snacking then. There will be no shower, but you can clean yourself with wet wipes. Fun! You can't seek solace in alcohol either, because it’s banned on board.

There is no doubt that spending vacation on space will inspire travel stories like no other. This will be a new experience that most of the people would which it to happen to them. But the question is, will it be affordable? Russia's space hotel, or “Commercial Space Station” as it’s officially called, will be aimed at crazy-rich space tourists, as well as corporate and industrial researchers. In other words, not you.  

For more information visit the links below:

http://orbitaltechnologies.ru/

http://mashable.com/2011/08/18/commercial-space-station/