A proposal for a hotel in the space of the American architectural office "Spice Island"
Daphne Levy Haaretz
A proposal for a hotel in the space of the architects' office
The American "Spice Island"
A hotel in space and a parachute from 40 km
In the 60s, NASA designed special parachutes for the escape of astronauts
from space stations. Now they are using the idea to found a new extreme sport:
Parachute from a height of 40 km
In March 2002, the Australian Rod Miller will wear a pressure suit and take off with a ball
Blooms. When he reaches a height of 40 km, he will leap from the ball towards the ground.
According to him, he hopes to move faster than the speed of sound and test the
The limits of the human body's ability. His free fall is supposed to
to last about seven minutes, until the parachute opens above him.
In doing so, he will be the first person to experience a watered-down version of the sport
New and exciting - "space diving". After the free parachute and the bungee jump,
Adventure sports enthusiasts have found a new frontier for breaking into outer space.
About three years ago, commercial companies began to be interested in the possibility of
Space tourism - starting with the production of spacecraft for civil flights and ending with the construction
Extraterrestrial hotels. But, as expected, the field first provoked you
The imagination of athletes and other thrill seekers.
The new sport is based on experiments conducted by the American space agency
in the 60s to allow astronauts to escape in emergencies
spaceships or space stations and return to earth NASA developed parachutes
special, equipped with a ballistic propulsion system and protective measures. These parachutes
They are the basis on which the equipment for "space diving" is now being developed.
Athletes who will engage in space diving will probably not be forced to wear suits
A bulky and gas-filled space to protect their bodies from the void in their space
will be able to make do with suits made of elastic fabrics that will be produced with the so-called technology
"Anti-stress". They will fly into space in flights that will last about an hour, they will jump from a vessel
flew out, and will fall freely to the earth from a height of 60 km
or more.
Several groups of scientists are currently engaged in the development of sports equipment
This futuristic. The incentive is "- "X PRIZE A prize of 10 million dollars,
which were promised about five years ago by American investors, including the science writer
The fictional Arthur C. Clarke for those who succeed in developing an aircraft for transporting passengers
desecrate. The aircraft that wins the competition must carry at least three passengers
to an altitude of 100 km and back at a reasonable price and without any involvement of
Government space agencies. The idea is based on the Charles Ortig award
Lindbergh won it in 1927 when he crossed the Atlantic - one of 35
Prizes awarded between 1935-1905 to the pioneers of aviation, who contributed a lot
for the growth of the industry.
Another prize will be distributed this coming June, when the third conference of "Association
Tourism in space" will gather in Washington. A group of scientists and agents
Tourism from all over the world will discuss there the possibilities for developing new branches of the economy
based on transporting passengers into space. the prize, in the amount of 10,000
dollar, will be received by an organization or company that does not belong to the aviation industry, on
A contribution to promoting the idea of space transportation.
Already today there are several commercial companies that are ready to accept flight bookings
to the space, which according to their publications should come out no later than 2003
Novak Tourism from Washington, for example, offers registration for flights at "zero".
"Gravity" - passengers will fly to an altitude of 200 km at a speed of Mach 4 and will be able
Look at the Earth from an angle similar to that of the astronauts in space.
In 2007, so they promise, it will be possible to circle the earth like
A satellite on a private flight, and maybe even
reach the moon Prices should range from $50 for short flights
In the fields of the atmosphere for 1.7 million dollars for flights to the moon.
The American company Tour to Space also offers flights "around the earth".
which set off in 2005 in the civilian space shuttle "Millennium
express". 80 minutes of flight on the shuttle, which will carry a pilot and six passengers to
Out of the atmosphere and back, will cost about 85 thousand dollars per person.
For those who can afford such flights, hotels will be waiting in space
Elaborate. Architectural offices in Europe and the United States already offer
Models of hotels, research stations and resorts to be built from containers
space shuttle fuel empties. These hotels will provide those staying in them with
The same conditions that provide hotels on Earth, but to succeed the
The way to them easily will force the tourists to go through a period of training and adaptation
Like the one that professional astronauts go through. in Santa Maria, the adjacent site
Vandenberg Air Force Base in California is about to open
Civilian training facility of a private company. Sophisticated imaging facilities will be available
It is at the disposal of those who hope to stay in space, and also at the disposal of my students
Schools, as part of a curriculum dealing with space exploration. Even a buzz
Aldrin, who was the second man on the moon, recently founded an organization that does not
for profit and its name is Cher Spice, whose purpose is to promote the participation of citizens
in space travel. In interviews with American newspapers, Aldrin said that there is none
If there is any doubt that within ten years tourists will be able to fly into space as a matter of routine,
And that in the next generation Mars will be a popular tourist destination.
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