10 Amazing Inventions That You Could Own In 2016

3. A Hotel Stay In Space

Russian space group, Energiya, is making plans for the world's first space hotel in partnership with US firm Orbital Technologies. It will be capable of housing up to seven people, it offers spectacular views of the Earth and includes a menu crafted by celebrity chefs and it also functions as a possible emergency refuge for astronauts from the International Space Station. The hotel, or the Commercial Space Station to give it its proper name, is due to open by 2016 and, according to those behind it, will be €˜far more comfortable€™ than the International Space Station used by astronauts and cosmonauts. Just getting there will be an adventure in itself €“ it will take two days aboard a Soyuz rocket €“ and it won€™t exactly be a budget holiday: a five-day stay will cost you £100,000, on top of £500,000 for your journey. But unlike most millionaire-frequented hotels, this one will not come chock-full of amenities. Guests can choose between horizontal and vertical beds in the zero-gravity environment, and will dine on food prepared on Earth and sent up- a very high-tech take on room service. They€™ll have internet access, but not too much else.
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