While space travel has been left to the experts, it is slowly but surely becoming commercialised - and a holiday in the stars could be on the agenda in as little as eight years. The Von Braun Space Station, which will come in the form of a rotating spaceship, is being designed by the Gateway Foundation. Much like the International Space Station (ISS), the Von Braun Space Station will be situated in low-Earth orbit.<\/p>\n
However, unlike its predecessor, the Von Braun Space Station will have artificial gravity, making both visiting and long-term habitation far more comfortable.<\/p>\n
The space hotel will reportedly feature a 620ft (190m)-diameter rotating wheel to simulate a gravitational force similar to that felt on the Moon.<\/p>\n
According to The Gateway Foundation, 24 individual modules fitted out with sleeping accommodation and other support functions will surround the wheel.<\/p>\n
In total, the space station which is named after Dr Wernher von Braun, the chief architect of the Saturn V rocket which sent the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon will be able to accommodate 450 people.<\/p>\n
Lead architect of the Von Braun Space Station, Timothy Alatorre told Space: The inspiration behind it really comes from watching science fiction over the last 50 years and seeing how mankind has had this dream of starship culture.<\/p>\n
I think it started really with Star Trek and then Star Wars, and [with] this concept of large groups of people living in space and having their own commerce, their own industry, and their own culture.<\/p>\n
We expect the operation to begin in 2025, the full station will be built out and completed by 2027.<\/p>\n
Once the stations fully operational, our hope, our goal, and our objective is to have the station available for the average person.<\/p>\n
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