“We've been working on this project for a while now. Much of the equipment and modules we'll use have already been created, so we're not exactly re-inventing the wheel. The Hotel should be cozy enough for seven people; and we'll have two large view-screens, so that everyone can look out at the Earth and the stars. Space tourists spend most of their time taking photos, it's a great view from up there, the colours are incredible. Our station will be much more comfortable than the ISS, which is basically an industrial facility in space. Our space hotel will be designed for people,” Sergey Kostenko, CEO of the Orbital Technologies said.

“What it means is we’re entering a wonderful time where you and I are going to have a chance to go to space. It’s coming. You can see it; the policy is lining up, and technology is lining up. So it’s really an exciting moment,” said Manber.

Manber attributed the increase in technology and success to increased completion in the private sector.

“You’re seeing competition,” said Manber. “You’re seeing the ingenuity of the private sector, we have long argued, finally breaking down the centralized government space program.”

Space is still relevant because we need to know more about the space our planet exists in. The continuation of the species comes down to understanding our surrounding should we have to leave the planet for any reason, explained Manber.

“I want to see us as a society turn outward again and explore because it’s the right thing to do,” he said.