Above: Space Development Corporation
Above: Space Development Corporation (formerly Orbital Assembly Corporation)[1] is an American aerospace company that has announced several widely publicized plans to build various space stations. As of 2024[update], no funding for the projects has been announced and construction of the stations has not started.
The Voyager Space Station or Voyager Station (previously the Von Braun Station)[2] is a proposed rotating wheel space station, planned to start construction in 2026. The space station aims to be the first commercial space hotel.[3][4]
It is proposed that the SpaceX Starship could be used to shuttle space tourists to the Voyager Station, which would accommodate 280 guests and 112 crew members. The cost of a trip to the station has not been officially published, but some estimates are that it would be approximately US$5 million, and would require the passengers to undergo safety and physical training before boarding the shuttle for a 3+1⁄2 day trip to the space station.[3] The cost of the space station has been estimated to be in the "tens of billions".[5] Voyager Station would have partial artificial gravity from its rotation to maintain lunar gravity—approximately 1⁄6 of Earth's gravity.[3]
Above Space has also announced a smaller Pioneer Station[6] that can house only 28 people but could be operational earlier.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "About Above Space". Above Space.
- ^ Street, Francesca (2 May 2022). "Inside the space hotel scheduled to open in 2025". CNN. Archived from the original on 17 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Compton, Natalie B. (3 March 2021). "A vacation that's out of this world: The first space hotel is set to start construction by 2026". The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Bergan, Brad (30 January 2021). "Company of NASA Stars Building Orbital Space Hotel With Artificial Gravity". Interesting Engineering. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Mackenzie, A. J. "The enduring fantasy of space hotels". The Space Review. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Pioneer Station". abovespace.com.
- ^ Francesca Street (2 May 2022). "Inside the space hotel scheduled to open in 2025". CNN. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
External links
[edit]- Above: Space Development Company
- Mansij, Asthana (9 February 2021). "What Is So Special About NASA Veterans' Space Station Project In Low-Earth Orbit?". The Eurasian Times. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- Spry, Jeff (26 February 2021). "Company plans to start building private Voyager space station with artificial gravity in 2025". Space.com. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- Coffey, Helen (3 March 2021). "World's first space hotel plans to open in 2027". The Independent. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- Pilar, Patricia (1 March 2021). "Voyager Space Station will have artificial gravity and begins construction in 2025". Ineews. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
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