Voyager Station: The world's first space hotel?

- Future Science-KR Chowdhury

In Ta Jetar, private companies have come to the fore to offer Dhankuber astronauts space travel. Space trips such as Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin, Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Rocket Plane, and Elon Musk's Space-Ax, Inspiration-2, have been the talk of the global media. Following the success of his spaceflight, Jeff Bezos of Blue Origin came up with the idea of ​​building a commercial space commercial park that could be used commercially. Which he has named 'Orbiter Reef'. Blue will partner with Sierra Space and Boeing to create the Origin Space Outpost. Blue Origin said the 5,000-square-foot Orbiter Reef station would provide customers with an ideal location for "filmmaking in microgravity" or "conducting state-of-the-art research", including a space hotel. Another announcement to build a space hotel was made recently, by the Gateway Foundation. Accordingly, the space hotel will be operational in 207. Two decades ago today, Biglow aerospace robot Biglow also announced the construction of a space hotel. But his dream has not come true yet. So the question is, will the Gateway Foundation's Space Hotel really be operational in 202? Only time will tell. But what if space becomes a hotel? The answer to this question has reached from science fiction to modern science technology / laboratory. In the transition to the 21st century space age, a glimpse of the concept of space hotel and the exercise of turning it into reality will be as much fun as space travel.

Will be ready with the idea of ​​'Rotating Wheel Space Station'!

2001: A Space Odyssey: The Originator of New Ideas

An epic science fiction film called '2001: A Space Odyssey' was released on the 19th. Produced and directed by world-renowned Stanley Kubrick. The novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, released after the film's premiere, was written to some extent to match the screenplay. This novel by Arthur Clark provided inspiration to many science fiction writers. Then came the themes of existentialism, human evolution, technology, artificial intelligence, and the possibilities of life in the outside world. The film shows a spaceship like a spinning wheel. Science refers to the formation of a rotating wheel in space as a 'rotating wheel space station'.

It was conceived by Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, the father of the Russian space age. The 'rotating wheel space station' was designed by American rocket scientist Wernhar von Braun, using modern scientific principles and making it workable. In space, humans float in a confined space in a state of gravity. If you really want to enjoy a vacation in space, the effect of gravity on the earth clings to the ground like a human being. In the same way, even in space, human beings are tied to the bottom, the fun of enjoying a vacation in space can be taken like the earth. This is why scientists have conceived of a structure like a round wheel. As the sphere rotates, more or less gravity can be generated in it. Six years after the release of the film, the exercise to turn science fiction into reality has begun.

Gateway Foundation's troublesome space venture

Recently, a company called Orbital Assembly, like a subsidiary of Gateway Foundation, has proposed to build a space hotel by 202. According to the plan, the wheeled structure will accommodate up to 50 guests, including a gourmet restaurant, leisure center and a gym. The first space hotel will be known as 'Voyager Station'. In the past it has been dubbed 'Von Braun Class Station'. The Von Braun station, to be built in Earth orbit, was planned to accommodate a total of 500 people, including more than 100 crew. The construction of which is expected to be completed by 207.

The Von Braun station, of course, is named after the German and later American-built aerospace engineer and space architect Wernhar von Braun. Wernher von Braun led the development of the Nazi-German rocket. He then served as the director of the newly formed Marshall Space Flight Center and as the chief architect of the Saton-V super heavy-lift launch vehicle that took the Apollo spacecraft to the moon.

The venture to build the first space hotel 'Voyager Station' is being spearheaded by John Blinko, who has worked as an airline pilot for 3 years. The chief architect of Voyager Station, Dr. Thomas is the speaker. He has worked in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a scientist and engineer for over 30 years. In particular, he has been a co-researcher and investigator for NASA's Voyager, Cassini and Genesis missions, and Eisenhower's Rosetta mission. Voyager Station is to be built by John Blinko's Gateway Foundation. The organization has just joined a subsidiary called Orbital Assembly to begin construction. The question here is whether the first space hotel is known as the Voyager station. How will it be

Voyager Station: Rich Billionaire's Last 'Tourist Destination'

The Orbital Assembly Voyager Station will be unique, as its primary customer base will be wealthy billionaire adventurers who want to wander in search of the ultimate experience rather than researchers. The cost of building the station will be billions of dollars. It is a difficult task to calculate its operating cost. But according to an estimate, Dhankuber space tourist would be willing to pay ૫ 5 million to spend approximately three days and three nights in space. The space hotel will be built by two to three different types of automatic robots. A space station will be set up in Earth's low Earth orbit. Using virtual reality, scientists and engineers sitting on the earth will continue to observe the construction work through drones floating in space. However, the Orbital Assembly will need to raise a lot of money to build the Voyager Station Space Hotel. Numerous technical problems will arise. It will also cost a lot of money to get a solution.

In the first phase, Voyager Station will be able to accommodate 30 guests and 115 crew members. Its capacity will then be increased. The hotel's restaurant will serve dry and frozen ice cream and other dishes. The hotel will have facilities for playing basketball, gymnasium for exercise, shower for bathing etc. The fun of enjoying it in a semi-weightless state will be something different. Luxury villas will be rented for travelers who want to stay longer. In the event of an emergency, six space life saving boats will be ready to bring the passengers back to Earth. Construction will begin in 205, during which some 30,000 square meters will be built. The kind of fun you enjoy sitting in a hotel on earth cannot be enjoyed in space. Because the effect of the force of gravity on the earth will not be found in the space hotel. However, the hotel structure will be designed as a 'rotating wheel space station' to produce a small amount of gravitational force.

'Rotating Wheel Space Station': Will It Be a Reality?

The concept of a 'rotating wheel space station' originated in the early twentieth century. The circular space station was first featured in Alexander Belyayev's novel Niez Giach, published in 1914. Which artificially generated the force of gravity. The movie 'Queen of Outer Space' was released on the 19th. Showing the rotating wheel space station. However, the popularity of this type of space station and the design that reflects the real form, released in 1912, ઃ with the Space Odyssey emerged in the public mind. For the last few decades, scientists have been trying to make science fiction an idea come true.

The Russian scientist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky discussed the method of creating artificial gravity in 1908. He talked about creating artificial gravity by rotating construction in space on its axis. A postage stamp with a picture of him with the space station 'Bublik-City' he envisioned was issued by Soviet Russia. Following Tsiolkovsky's idea, the German scientist Hermann Potonik introduced a space station like a rotating wheel with a diameter of 30 meters in geostationary orbit. During the space race between the United States and Soviet Russia in the 1970's, both superpowers felt the need for a new type of space station. An updated version of the design of the space station by Wernhar von Braun and Willie Lay was published in Colliers magazine, elaborating on the German scientist's idea. In which he envisioned a rotating wheel to reach Mars. Which was kept 3 meters (20 feet) in diameter. The wheel-deck, placed on three different levels, rotated three times a minute. This caused the rotating wheel to produce a third of the effect of gravity on the surface of the earth. If the space hotel, built with the idea of ​​a rotating wheel space station in 206, succeeds, it will be considered a masterpiece of mental exercise and modern technology performed by scientists in the past.