STEP 4: BOOK A HOTEL

So you’ve made it to space. Now where do you spend the night? Surely you’re not the type who enjoys sleeping on a plane. As commercial space flight is picking up speed, some companies are racing to cater to what comes next— space hotels.

Orion Span, which describes itself as a commercial space company, has announced that its space hotel, Aurora Station, could launch as soon as 2021 and open to guests in 2022. Located 321 km from Earth, Aurora Station will orbit its guests around the globe 16 times per day, meaning travellers will experience a sunrise and sunset from space every 90 minutes. A 12-day visit would cost at least US$9.5 million, and it can only host six people at a time, including crew, so think of this as the ultimate summer share.