Space hotel says it's on schedule to open in 2012

"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
3 million euro ($4.4 million) for a three-night
stay at the hotel, with this price including an
eight-week training course on a tropical island."

See:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_hotel;...BhY2Vob3RlbHNh


By 2012? Sounds rather fishy.

wrote:
"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
3 million euro ($4.4 million) for a three-night
stay at the hotel, with this price including an
eight-week training course on a tropical island."

See:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_hotel;...BhY2Vob3RlbHNh


By 2012? Sounds rather fishy.

Three days?

If Virgin galactic's weightless experience is too short, I can't help
feeling that three days is too long. Once the novelty of microgravity
has worn off, you've seen umpteen sunrises, and looked at every visible
part of Earth from at least 450km away, boredom's going to set in.

Sylvia.

On Nov 3, 3:28*am, Sylvia Else wrote:
wrote:
"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
3 million euro ($4.4 million) for a three-night
stay at the hotel, with this price including an
eight-week training course on a tropical island."

See:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_hotel;...gKiHZbldoZ.3QA....

By 2012? *Sounds rather fishy.

Three days?

If Virgin galactic's weightless experience is too short, I can't help
feeling that three days is too long. Once the novelty of microgravity
has worn off, you've seen umpteen sunrises, and looked at every visible
part of Earth from at least 450km away, boredom's going to set in.


More likely sickness. And being sick is boring to say the least!

"Sylvia Else" wrote in message
...
Three days?

If Virgin galactic's weightless experience is too short, I can't help
feeling that three days is too long. Once the novelty of microgravity has
worn off, you've seen umpteen sunrises, and looked at every visible part
of Earth from at least 450km away, boredom's going to set in.

Speak for yourself. I've flown many times and every time I fly I spend
every minute of the flight with my eyes glued to the window. The exception
is when the cloud cover is so dense you just can't see *anything*. In LEO,
the earth goes by fast enough that excessive cloud cover shouldn't be a
problem for more than several minutes. ;-)

Jeff
--
"Take heart amid the deepening gloom
that your dog is finally getting enough cheese" - Deteriorata - National
Lampoon

Sylvia Else wrote:
If Virgin galactic's weightless experience is too short, I can't help
feeling that three days is too long. Once the novelty of microgravity
has worn off, you've seen umpteen sunrises, and looked at every visible
part of Earth from at least 450km away, boredom's going to set in.

Everything I've read by shuttle astronauts, they never get bored of the view.
I get the same impression from ISS astronauts. I'm not sure that you really
do get to see every visible part of earth in that little time.

Maybe this trip isn't for you? But don't keep others from making the trip.

On Nov 3, 2:28*am, Sylvia Else wrote:
wrote:
"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
3 million euro ($4.4 million) for a three-night
stay at the hotel, with this price including an
eight-week training course on a tropical island."

See:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_hotel;...gKiHZbldoZ.3QA....

By 2012? *Sounds rather fishy.

Three days?

If Virgin galactic's weightless experience is too short, I can't help
feeling that three days is too long. Once the novelty of microgravity
has worn off, you've seen umpteen sunrises, and looked at every visible
part of Earth from at least 450km away, boredom's going to set in.

Sylvia.

A 4.4 million $ case of ennui... ho hum... there's the earth again...
that old thing? *yawn* Gawd this weightlessness is tedious! oh, I
broke a nail, damn!

Eric Chomko wrote:
More likely sickness. And being sick is boring to say the least!

And yet people keep piling into cruise ships to get the latest
rotovirus.

rick jones
--
Process shall set you free from the need for rational thought.
these opinions are mine, all mine; HP might not want them anyway...
feel free to post, OR email to rick.jones2 in hp.com but NOT BOTH...

Glen Overby wrote:

Sylvia Else wrote:
If Virgin galactic's weightless experience is too short, I can't help
feeling that three days is too long. Once the novelty of microgravity
has worn off, you've seen umpteen sunrises, and looked at every visible
part of Earth from at least 450km away, boredom's going to set in.

Everything I've read by shuttle astronauts, they never get bored of the view.

It probably helps that they don't actually get much time to enjoy the
view...

D.
--
Touch-twice life. Eat. Drink. Laugh.

http://derekl1963.livejournal.com/

-Resolved: To be more temperate in my postings.
Oct 5th, 2004 JDL

Jeff Findley wrote:
"Sylvia Else" wrote in message
...
Three days?

If Virgin galactic's weightless experience is too short, I can't help
feeling that three days is too long. Once the novelty of microgravity has
worn off, you've seen umpteen sunrises, and looked at every visible part
of Earth from at least 450km away, boredom's going to set in.

Speak for yourself. I've flown many times and every time I fly I spend
every minute of the flight with my eyes glued to the window. The exception
is when the cloud cover is so dense you just can't see *anything*. In LEO,
the earth goes by fast enough that excessive cloud cover shouldn't be a
problem for more than several minutes. ;-)

Jeff

There's a limit to how much you can see from that distance. It wouldn't
be like a real-life Google Earth.

Sylvia.

"Jonathan" wrote:

From orbit, the night sky must be as colorful as it is
awe inspiring

Wrong again!

D.
--
Touch-twice life. Eat. Drink. Laugh.

http://derekl1963.livejournal.com/

-Resolved: To be more temperate in my postings.
Oct 5th, 2004 JDL