The Morning After: Hilton is designing suites for a private space station | gadget

Voyager and Lockheed Martin plan to have their private space station, Starlab, up and running by 2027. The latest development is a partnership with Hilton, which will help design astronaut accommodations, including sleeping quarters and other parts of the station. NASA has contracted with four private companies to build private space stations ahead of the agency’s planned decommissioning of the International Space Station by the end of the decade.

Under the partnership, Hilton and Voyager will investigate marketing opportunities related to Starlab and travel to what could be one of the first space hotels.

–Mat Smith

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