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Papers & Publications : Habitat : Orbital : Engineering

Published:	2002
Author:	Patrick Collins
Origin:	Journal of Aerospace Engineering, ASCE, Vol 15, no 1, pp 10-19

Abstract:	This paper reviews the prospects for the development of commercial hotels in space, and shows that - having already begun with the recent commercialisation of the space station 'Mir ' - it is increasingly accepted that this is likely to become a lively new field of business within little more than a decade. The key enabler is the availability of low-cost access to space through the operation of reusable passenger-carrying launch vehicles, the development of which requires investment equal to just a few months' of existing space budgets. When this happens, competition will lead to rapid development of progressively more exotic facilities as companies exploit the unique environment of space to provide guests with ever more entertaining services. The paper discusses some of the civil engineering topics that will arise as orbital accommodation grows from assemblies of prefabricated modules, to large structures assembled in orbit, to rotating structures offering 'artificial gravity', and eventually to buildings on the lunar surface.
References:	Liability for Damage Caused in Outer Space by Space Refuse Orion's Laser: Hunting Space Debris Report of Working Group No. 4 Towards Traffic Systems for Near-Earth Space Flapping Wing Flight in Reduced Gravity Environments Orbital Sports Centers Demand for Space Tourism in America and Japan, and its Implications for Future Space Activities Design and Construction of Zero-Gravity Gymnasium Artificial-Gravity Swimming-Pool Low Earth Orbit Tourism: The Trigger for Commercial Lunar Development? Out of This World! Towards Space Traffic Control Systems Collaboration with Aviation: The Key to Commercialisation of Space Activities Orbital Sports Stadium The Space Tourism Industry in 2030 Public Choice Economics and Space Policy: Realising Space Tourism The Application of Maritime Salvage to the Law of Outer Space Space Hotels: The Cruise Ship Analogy Artificial Gravity and the Architecture of Orbital Habitats Considerations on Vehicle Design Criteria for Space Tourism The Evolution of Adventure Travel Feasibility of Space Tourism: Cost Study for Space Tour General Public Space Travel and Tourism Volume 1 - Executive Summary An Historic Overview of Commercial Space Transportation The Technical and Economic Feasibility of Mining the Near-Earth Asteroids Advances in the Astronautical Sciences Journal of Aerospace Engineering Air & Space Magazine Reliability and Space Transportation Aerospace America Space News
Referred to by:	Meeting the Needs of the New Millennium: Passenger Space Travel and World Economic Growth Space Hotels: Civil Engineering's New Frontier Space Tourism Market Demand and the Transportation Infrastructure Space Hotels: Civil Engineering's New Frontier Space Tourism: Recent Progress and Future Prospects

Related Entries:	Mir NASA LEO Venture Star Kankoh-Maru Japanese Rocket Society Lockheed Martin X-33 American Institute for Astronautics and Aeronautics Federal Aviation Administration American Society of Civil Engineers MirCorp P Selding Smith Hall Kohki Isozaki International Space Station
Keywords:	Habitat:Orbital:Engineering

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