Russia Proposes “Luxury Hotel†for the International Space Station
The NEM-2 module would have four cabins, two bathrooms, exercise equipment, WiFi and a lounge with a 16-inch window
By Jason Daley
smithsonian.com
December 29, 2017
The Russian space agency Roscosmos is floating the idea of building a “luxury†hotel module for the International Space Station, one, that as Jason Torchinsky at Jalopnik reports, could accommodate paid travelers for two weeks during a $40 million vacay to orbit.
The term “luxury,†of course, is only in relation to current conditions on the ISS. The new module would give paying passengers private cabins that include larger-than-normal windows, bathrooms, personal exercise equipment and WiFi. Visitors would even have the opportunity to take a Cosmonaut-accompanied space walk.
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