If the only thing holding you back from venturing into low Earth orbit is the lack of wood paneling and fluffy duvet covers, it’s time to start picking out a space suit.
Vasto, the California space startup founded by crypto billionaire Jed McCaleb, is working on a five-star space concept, according to Wired.
Haven 1, the world’s first commercial space station, is scheduled to enter low Earth orbit next year with the help of SpaceX’s Falcon rocket. When the first paying customers come on board in 2026, they will enjoy the following benefits:
There are four spaces on the space station that customers can reserve, and trips are expected to last an average of 10 days. In addition to four private crew quarters, travelers will gather in a common area with communal tables, a resistance band exercise system, and a large center window with views of the globe. The next room houses the microgravity research and development lab. Peter Russell-Clarke, who helped design some of Apple’s most famous products, oversaw the interior design of Haven-1, which features fire-resistant maple slats. Temperature and lighting settings are adjustable, and a patent-pending sleep system uses an inflatable queen-sized duvet to snug travelers for sleep in space.
Travelers receive safety training before the flight, but are not required to do any hard labor or fly.
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If hitting REM under your duvet sounds like the answer to all your problems, Vast is already accepting booking inquiries on its website.
The cost of the trip has not been made public, but we can only assume it won’t compare to the average flight ticket. SpaceX’s 2022 trip to the International Space Station will cost 55 million seats.
But Vasto has just the serious space traveler in mind. “This is not like a carnival ride,” the company’s chief design and marketing officer told Wired. pointed out.
