LivingLnSpace is expensive and it will only be practical for the masses when production is less expensive and totally efficient. Therefore, a building in space capable of accommodating hundreds of people should be designed and constructed with material that has been used in another capacity; specifically, a building that is constructed from the vary material that launched it in the first place.
That material I’m referring to is the Heavy Launch Vehicles (HLV) that arrived in Low Earth Orbit with their payloads. The HLV must be designed in a way that allows it to easily be cleaned, renovated and attached to other HLVs to produce the needed infrastructure in space.
Until 2011, all rockets lift one satellite at a time or two if both satellites are in the same orbit, separated by a short distance, but with a newly designed HLV, one rocket will be able to lift six or more satellites, depending on their size and weight. In 2009, it costs 20 million dollars to lift one satellite. Six satellites will be able to be lifted with one HLV at a cost of 7 million dollars each, saving 13 million dollars per satellite lifted into Earth’s orbit, according to Tasha9503.(1999 prices)
The types of satellites that could be lifted at this cost include: communication, GPS, and television to name a few. This is big business and its profits will go toward the reality of humans living in space. From this design of space infrastructure, satellites can be propelled to the depths of our solar system or placed in an orbit around a particular planet or other heavenly body that has enough gravity to keep the satellite at a consistent orbit.
Here’s How It Works
Each HLV will be equipped with a robotic arm. When 6 HLV are attached, cleaned and renovated, to produce one piece of infrastructure, the six robotic arms will be deployed to sling its cargo of satellites into their own predestined orbits.
Think of the HLV as a container that transports its cargo, and then becomes a section of infrastructure that can be used as HotelsInSpace, accommodating hundreds of visitors.
Once the structure is joined, renovated and cleaned, it will have been transformed into a beautiful hotel that has the capacity to not only exist in space, but also to travel in space to the depths of our solar system with 12 person crews.
Specially equipped vehicles, similar to the space shuttle, (smaller and lighter) will be lifted with each launch to transport human visitors to and from the HotelsInSpace. Docking facilities will also be built onto each of the HLV’s so each of the HotelsInSpace will have six docking bays to assure a safe and comfortable transition from the transport vehicle to the HotelsInSpace.