Jan 04, 2008 03:17 PM Space Traveling posted by Anirban

Space  traveling  is  a  phenomenon  that  is  discovered  recently  for  the  individuals  wishing  to  travel  to  space  for  personal  pleasure.  Till  now,  the  opportunities  for  traveling  to  space  are  limited  only  to  the  Space  Agency  of  Russia  that  provides  the  required  transport.  Reaching  the  International  Space  Station,  which  is  a  research  station,  developed  in  space  costs  30  million  dollars.  But  the  demand  for  space  traveling  is  so  vast  that,  the  flights  are  already  booked  till  the  year  2009.

Various  different  organizations  have  been  formed  in  order  to  promote  the  exciting  industry  of  space  travel.  The  major  attraction  of  space  traveling  is  the  unique  experience  and  the  thrill  involved  in  viewing  the  earth  from  outside.  This  is  considered  as  a  mind  boggling  and  intense  experience  by  the  astronauts.  This  reason  is  enough  for  the  common  people  to  think  of  visiting  the  space.  The  experience  of  weightlessness  is  also  a  reason  to  visit  the  space.

Space  Hotels  and  Space  Stations:

There  are  a  number  of  plans  to  use  a  space  station  in  the  form  of  a  hotel.  The  designs  for  the  space  habitats  of  an  abandoned  program  of  NASA  have  been  acquired  by  one  of  the  motel  tycoons  from  the  United  States  for  this  purpose.  The  company  has  already  launched  one  such  module  of  the  inflatable  habitat  in  July  2006.

Many  other  companies  are  showing  interest  in  building  such  space  stations  and  hotels  that  will  cater  to  the  needs  of  the  people  interested  in  space  traveling.  One  of  the  Russian  companies  has  plans  to  build  a  space  station  that  will  have  the  biggest  ever  windows  for  a  spacecraft.  Many  other  wealthy  business  tycoons  from  the  United  States  of  America  have  shown  interest  in  constructing  space  hotels.  The  expected  cost  for  starting  a  program  of  space  traveling  is  100  million  dollars.

One  organization  has  claimed  to  build  an  island  project  in  space  that  will  accommodate  20,000  people  on  it.  British  airways  have  shown  interest  in  being  a  part  of  this  project  that  expects  to  double  the  figure  of  people  arriving  here  in  every  decade.  Eri  Matsui  is  a  fashion  designer,  who  has  designed  a  wedding  gown  and  other  such  clothing  that  will  look  good  in  an  environment  of  weightlessness.

Legal  Aspect  of  Space  Travel:

Most  of  the  companies  involved  in  the  business  of  space  traveling  look  at  it  as  a  proposition  of  making  money.  Hence,  in  the  year  2005,  the  government  of  the  United  States  released  rules  for  this  particular  industry  for  keeping  a  tab  on  the  companies.  The  companies  need  a  license  to  operate  space  travel.  The  process  of  licensing  is  aimed  mainly  on  the  safety  of  the  people  and  property.  This  has  resulted  in  the  increased  interest  in  number  of  people  planning  to  travel  to  space  at  least  once  in  their  lifespan.