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Galactic Suite Project to provide journeys into space for €3 million

LAUNCH AND TRANSFER TO ORBIT

Space tourists will be launched into space aboard the Galactic Suite Spacecraft, which will then travel to the space resort. The flight will be one of the main highlights of the experience. Aboard the craft, space tourists will reach a speed of 28,000 km/h in ten minutes after rocket ignition. With adrenaline flowing and tension building up, this will be one of the most exciting moments in a space tourist's life.

A STAY IN ORBIT

This segment is the climax to the whole experience, the stay aboard the Galactic Suite Space Resort. The modules have been specially developed to comfortably accommodate space tourists in space while they enjoy the experience of viewing the Earth and stars. From such a privileged observatory, they will watch fifteen sunrises and sunsets each day while completing an orbit around the Earth every 80 minutes.

The Galactic Suite Space Resort has been designed to provide space tourists with the largest protected private enclosure in space which will enable them to enjoy floating around in a state of weightlessness. The space tourist will also be able to take part in different team activities and undergo the unique experience of a space bath while the crew take care of their every need to ensure their stay is most pleasant.

RETURN TO EARTH

Waking up on the last day in the Galactic Suite Space Resort, space tourists will feel downcast, but there will still be a few sunrises and sunsets to watch before leaving the hotel. Space tourists will take their last pictures of the Earth and stars before packing their personal belongings and loading everything back onto the Galactic Suite Spacecraft, which will have been docked at the hotel during the whole stay. After the systems are turned off, the craft will undock and the hotel will be left ready to receive the next group of lucky space tourists.

POST-FLIGHT ACTIVITIES

Space tourists will need about two weeks for post-flight recovery on the Galactic Suite island. Special physical and psychological rest periods will enable them to re-adjust to everyday living on Earth. At the end of such a long journey of almost five months, Galactic Suite will then take space tourists back to their homes wherever they may be on Earth. No matter where they may live, nowhere will be as high up as the Space Resort they have just left.

THE GALACTIC SUITE SPACE RESORT

The general concept for the Galactic Suite Space Resort is that of a space refuge without permanent human presence on board orbitting at an altitude of 450km. It will be occupied every one or two weeks for a length of four or six days. Every time the Galactic Suite spacecraft docks at the hotel, it will bring just the passengers and a minimal amount of supplies. This is a similar concept to a mountain refuge or hut - when passengers arrive, they will turn the systems on, use the refuge for a few days, and then turn everything off again before leaving. With no human presence on board, systems will run at a minimum.

The Space Resort's standard configuration will consist of three living modules, one recreational module and one service module.

LIVING MODULE

The living module is a personal space for resting, relaxing, reading, stargazing and other activities carried out as an individual or as a couple. As only a fraction of the life support systems will be housed in these modules, the main part of the enclosed space will be open to let the participant float around and use the personal space as they wish.

RECREATIONAL MODULE

The recreational module is a leisure module where the participants carry out both individual and group activities related to relaxation and training. Although short-term stays in orbit do not require passengers to do excercise, Galactic Suite will offer space tourists the chance to engage in sport so they can experience their body under microgravity conditions. Such excercise will include space cycling, treadmills, resistance exercise equipment. The sick bay and toilet are also located in this module along with the “Space Spa”, a recreational water activity inside a bubble two meters in diameter.

SERVICE MODULE

The service module houses all the docking ports to the recreational module, living modules and the spacecraft. Group activities such as meals and group games take place here along with group transmissions to Earth. The majority of the required life suport systems are also to be found in this module.

The interior of the Galactic Suite Space Resort modules has been designed in such a way that it maximizes available space by concealing necessary equipment inside a curved section of a wall. This section reminds us of a hilly Tuscan landscape covered in the most glamorous, sensual materials suitable for use in space. The modules will each have a large window, The Eye, facing the Earth and the rest of the Universe. The whole concept will inspire the space tourist to gaze at the Earth and stars while he or she discovers the uniqueness of our world and existence.

THE GALACTIC SUITE SPACE PORT

The Galactic Suite Space Port comprises all the infrastructures needed for Earth-bound activities related to the space tourist experience. Situated on a tropical island, it meets all the requirements for a suitable location from which to launch sapcecraft into the Galactic Suite Space Resort’s chosen orbit. It is made up of different operational areas spread over a total surface of 100,000m2, with investment in facilities totaling 150 million euros in the first phase.

TECHNICAL AREA

The technical area consists of all the facilities required for take-off, landing and maintenance of Galactic Suite Spacecraft and private jets, including the control buildings. There is also a large harbour for deliveries of technical equipment and fuel.

The buildings take their inspiration from the outline of the existing landscape, stretching out into radiating beams which blend into the surrounding terrain. They are designed as luminous structures which allow the spacecraft to emerge from their interior on the Maglev acceleration module while the buildings open up in layers, enabling the interior to be bathed in natural light. They will cover a built-up surface area of 28,000m2.

TRAINING AREA

This holds all the training facilities for space tourists during the required 16-week training period. It will include all necessary installations such as a human centrifuge, swimming-pool, gyms, conference halls, library and infirmary as well as the dining quarters and cafeterias, which are also used by the technical staff.

These buildings are situated alongside the technical area and are similarly shaped to the technical buildings, but on higher ground. Their total surface area will be around 12,000m2.

RECREATIONAL AREA

This area is proposed as a facility for visitors on one-day excursions from nearby locations to view operations in the technical and training areas. These facilities will also provide opportunties for the space tourists’s families to enjoy educational and recreational activities related to space as well as offer a magnificent viewing platform overlooking the launchway and landing area.

Situated at the top of a cliff on the southern side of the Galactic Suite island, the buildings are conceived as large skylights that direct light into their interior while inviting visitors to view the outside. They house museums, simulators, shops, restaurants, cafeterias and a viewing platform overlooking the launchway. The area will cover a total surface of 20,000m2.

ACCOMMODATION AREA

This will comprise a luxurious hotel resort surrounded by breathtaking natural landscape, which will serve to accommodate space tourists and their families during their stay on the island. The main part of the island will remain undeveloped in order to preserve the native flora and fauna. The resort will include a total of 200 rooms divided between different types of floating suites along the coastline and rooms hanging over nearby cliffs. The central building will hold a conference centre, restaurants, cafeterias, a spa and wellness centre and facilities for sports such as golf, tennis and canoeing.

The buildings find their inspiration in large flowerpots, some of them half-buried, covered by ground and water to improve the building's passive adaptation to the climate. The accommodation area will have a total surface of 40,000m2.