Launching Hotel in space

             Orion Span has announced that first-ever luxury 'space hotel' will be in orbit within four years, and able to welcome passenger within five years.But a stay won't come cheap. The firm is charging space tourists $9.5 million (£6.7 million) for a 12-day visit. 

            The experience will allow guests to test out zero gravity and gaze upon stunning views of Earth, as well as witness an average of 16 sunrises and sunsets a day.  The project was announced yesterday at the Space 2.0 summit in San Jose, California.

                 The space hotel, dubbed Aurora Station, will house six people at any one time - four paying passengers and two crew.Orion Span was founded by Frank Bunger, now the CEO, and the company claims it's mission is to 'build and sustain human communities in space accessible to all.'

                 Architecture is such that we can easily add capacity, enabling us to grow with market demand like a city growing skyward on Earth.The space station will be about the size of a large private jet's cabin, measuring 43.5 feet long by 14.1 feet wide (13.3 by 4.3 meters) and feature a pressurised volume of 5,650 cubic feet (160 cubic m).   

           With cloth and material switched out on every flight and high speed wireless internet to keep in touch with friends and family, the Aurora hotel is designed to be a luxurious stay. 

Sources : Space.com & Google