The space hotel will be called “Aurora Station” and the company behind it is Orion Span, a Silicon Valley and Houston based firm. Orion Span aims to deliver the astronaut experience to people, by delivering the people into space.
First of all, a 12 day stay aboard Aurora Station for two people will cost $19 million US, or $9.5 million per person. Even so, you can’t just buy a ticket and hop on board. Guests must also sign up for three months of Orion Span Astronaut Certification. Then they’ll be trained at a facility in Houston, Texas.
Aurora Station will orbit Earth at 320 km (200 m) and will make the trip around Earth every 90 minutes. If you do the math, that’s 16 sunrises and sunsets each day, and guests will enjoy this slideshow for 12 days. Other than this compressed schedule of 96 sunsets and 96 sunrises during their 12 day stay.
