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Space tourism will always only exist for the very, very wealthy. This is neither good nor bad for the rest of us. If such a hotel has enough clients, it can give a new good impetus to the development of space technology.
Not necessarily. The goal is to reduce coasts, paving the way for mass market space flights, though the timeframe involved to get these things up and running might be on the prohibitive side.
The simulated gravity in one of these rotating space stations would feel exactly the same as the gravity on one of the planets. I say one of the planets because they might not choose to make it as strong as the gravity on Earth.
Call me a simpleton but if I were going to space one of the main reasons for going would be the lack of gravity.
Aside from that, assuming there will be windows, you will constantly see the scenery spinning. The amount of sick bags needed would be astronomical (keeping in mind this is targeted towards the "average joe" not a trained astronaut).
Call me a simpleton but if I were going to space one of the main reasons for going would be the lack of gravity.
Aside from that, assuming there will be windows, you will constantly see the scenery spinning. The amount of sick bags needed would be astronomical (keeping in mind this is targeted towards the "average joe" not a trained astronaut).
Lack of gravity is fine if you're only staying a few days, but for long duration the gravity would be essential.
The spinning would be something like one or two rotations per minute, chosen slow enough to not cause nausea.
Simulated gravity will work OK, but might be a little off-putting at first. But there's no way they could put something like that in orbit in 6 years.
There are options to keep something like that in orbit indefinitely. One is to periodically adjust the orbital position. That's done with space stations and communication satellites. Another option is to park in a Lagrange point. L4 and L5 are stable points. They could potentially be parked there indefinitely. They too would need to be able to adjust position to avoid a collision with an asteroid that might be on course with that position. https://www.space.com/30302-lagrange-points.html
I wonder how often the trajectories of satellites will intersect with the trajectory of the hotel? Will adjust the trajectory of satellites when crossing? In theory, this should be easier. With new technologies
There are options to keep something like that in orbit indefinitely. One is to periodically adjust the orbital position. That's done with space stations and communication satellites. Another option is to park in a Lagrange point. L4 and L5 are stable points. They could potentially be parked there indefinitely. They too would need to be able to adjust position to avoid a collision with an asteroid that might be on course with that position. https://www.space.com/30302-lagrange-points.html
He was referring to 6 years construction time, not length of time in orbit.
It's like all things. Early adopters pay through the nose. Latecomers pay a fraction of the cost.
My brother bought a DVD player when it first came out. Cost him $2,500. About ten years later, I bought one for $28 at Best Buy.
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