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Space Hotel On Schedule To Open (video)
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Nov 2 - The company behind plans to open the first hotel in space predicts a holiday in orbit will soon become a realistic travel option.Galactic ...
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Space Hotel Reportedly On Track for 2012 Opening, Already Has Paying Guests
popsci.com - 12 days ago
Space Hotel Reportedly On Track for 2012 Opening, Already Has Paying Guests
— popsci.com — A company aiming to open the first space hotel already has 43 paying customers at $4.4 million a pop Anyone with a cool $4 million and change might consider doing what 43 other people have done, and sign up for an orbital space vacation in 2012 ... (more) Space Hotel Reportedly On Track for 2012 Opening, ...

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Galactic Suite Orbital Hotel Taking Reservations for 2012
nextbigfuture.com - 9 days ago
Galactic Suite Orbital Hotel Taking Reservations for 2012
— nextbigfuture.com — Galactic Suite is a Barcelona based company that plans to have a space hotel operating in orbit by 2012. Physorg had some information on this project funded by an anonymous billionaire. The cost of three nights on the Galactic Suite Space Resort ... (more) Galactic Suite Orbital Hotel Taking Reservations for 2012

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Space hotel taking bookings for 2012 opening
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories — Space hotel taking bookings for 2012 opening November 5, 2009 by Lin Edwards Space hotel taking bookings for 2012 opening Enlarge Galactic Suite Space Resort. Image credit: Galactic Suite. (PhysOrg.com) -- The first orbiting space hotel is on track to open for its first customers in 2012, but hurry, as bookings are filling fast. The cost of three nights on the Galactic Suite Space Resort (plus a two-month training course on a Caribbean island beforehand) will be $4.4 million US. At least 43 people have already reserved their place, with over 200 expressing an interest. Guests would circumnavigate the globe every 80 minutes and see the sun rise 15 times a ...

Galactic Suite Orbital Hotel Taking Reservations for 2012
Next Big Future — Galactic Suite is a Barcelona based company that plans to have a space hotel operating in orbit by 2012. Physorg had some information on this project funded by an anonymous billionaire. The cost of three nights on the Galactic Suite Space Resort (plus a two-month training course on a Caribbean island beforehand) will be $4.4 million US. At least 43 people have already reserved their place, with over 200 expressing an interest. The Galactic Suite Space Resort plans to start with one pod holding four passengers and two astronaut pilots. The pod would orbit 280 miles (450 km) above the earth and ...

Video: What Recession? Galactic Suite To Build Space Hotel In 2012
Colony Worlds — With the global recession forcing people and businesses alike to reduce spending, it looks like one space company is set on establishing a presence in the heavens above, come what may. (Reuters) A company behind plans to open the first hotel in space says it is on target to accept its first paying guests in 2012 despite critics questioning the investment and time frame for the multi-billion dollar project. The Barcelona-based architects of The Galactic Suite Space Resort say it will cost $4.4 million for a three-night stay at the hotel, with ...

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