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Is the Future of Luxury Vacations in Space

Is the Future of Luxury Vacations in Space, Tired of going to the same kind of vacations over and over again? Looking for a retreat that no one has been ever been to or experienced? A similar exclusive experience awaits you, come 2021. Defying gravity and all things familiar, you will be able to vacation in space! Orion Span, a Houston-based enterprise made an announcement earlier in the year that they are working on the world’s 1st space luxury hotel.

Frank Bunger, the founder of Orion Span, is known to be an entrepreneurial wizard in the tech world. Where it took 24 months to train to go to space, the interested candidates will get a 3-month training which will equip them to experience space in all its spectacular glory.

Is the Future of Luxury Vacations in Space

The 35 x 14 ft Aurora Station will house 4 travelers and 2 crew members for 12 days for $9.5 million per person.

The space hotel will be at around 200 miles from the earth, allowing travelers to see the thrilling southern and northern auroras. The journey will also involve research experiments, for instance, you will get to grow your food, experience continuous zero gravity for 12 days and more.

Is the Future of Luxury Vacations in Space

According to the company, this odyssey is not about just another beach vacation. This is an experience of a lifetime, to become an astronaut and navigate the unknown.

If you’re looking for a Star Trek adventure of your own, the prebooking is open for a refundable $80,000 on the Orion Span website now.

This will not be the first time people have flown to space for tourism. The first such flight took place in 2001 for a whopping $20 million by an American business tycoon, Dennis Tito, who went into orbit for a total of 8 days. However, the concept of a spacious luxury hotel is still untapped and unheard of.
The Russian International Space Station has also expressed its intention to launch a similar hotel by 2022. But why wait till later if you can do something sooner?