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   Message 105,230 of 106,651   
   Jeff Findley to All   
   Re: First-ever space hotel slated to be    
   02 Mar 21 14:17:34   
   
   From: jfindley@cinci.nospam.rr.com   
      
   In article ,   
   dumpster4@hotmail.com says...   
   >   
   > "This decade will see the start and completion of construction on humanity?s   
   > first hotel in outer space, according to the group behind it, Orbital   
   Assembly.   
   >   
   > The 3-year-old company plans to begin building Voyager Station in low Earth   
   > orbit in 2025, and believes its interstellar resort may be operational as   
   soon   
   > as 2027, the Daily Mail reported.   
   >   
   > Renderings of the celestial hotel are cosmic-chic: Individual pods are   
   > attached to a rotating wheel, with tubes connecting the different areas   
   > forming an X, similar to the wheel?s spokes.   
   >   
   > Guests won?t be paying only for the novelty of the setting ? there will be a   
   > slew of onboard amenities, including themed restaurants, a health spa, a   
   > cinema, gyms, libraries, concert venues, Earth-viewing lounges and bars, in   
   > addition to rooms for 400 people. Necessities including crew quarters, air,   
   > water and power will also take up a portion of the space facility."   
   >   
   > See:   
   >   
   > https://nypost.com/2021/03/01/first-ever-space-hotel-slated-to   
   be-operational-by-2027/   
      
   By 2025?  I call bullshit.  Actually, I call bullshit on the entirety of   
   this.   
      
   Jeff   
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