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September 30, 2010

Russian firm plans orbiting space hotel

  • The design is still being worked out but sketches released by Orbital Technologies resemble the International Space Station.
    • By NATALIYA VASILYEVA
    Associated Press Writer

    MOSCOW — A Russian firm on Wednesday announced an ambitious bid to fill the vacuum in the space tourism market by stationing an orbiting hotel in the cosmos.

    The Moscow-based Orbital Technologies has sky-high hopes that its planned Commercial Space Station can serve as a tourism hub for well-heeled travellers and offer overspill accommodation for the International Space Station and workspace for science projects.


     
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