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  • Fly me to the moon: space hotel sees 2012 opening

    08/10/2007 2:35:55 PM PDT · by arbooz · 38 replies · 1,002+ views
    reuters ^ | Aug 10, 2007 | Pascale Harter
    BARCELONA (Reuters) - "Galactic Suite," the first hotel planned in space, expects to open for business in 2012 and would allow guests to travel around the world in 80 minutes. Its Barcelona-based architects say the space hotel will be the most expensive in the galaxy, costing $4 million for a three-day stay. During that time guests would see the sun rise 15 times a day and use Velcro suits to crawl around their pod rooms by sticking themselves to the walls like Spiderman. Company director Xavier Claramunt says the three-bedroom boutique hotel's joined up pod structure, which makes it look...