Aurora Space Station, Orion Span, Inc., San Mateo, California, USA

Texas-based startup Orion Span has revealed plans for a luxury space hotel, which is expected to open in 2022.

Plans for the £70 million space hotel named Aurora Station, which would orbit 200 miles above the earth, were unveiled earlier this week.

The hotel is designed to hold four guests and two crew members, with 12-day trips being marketed at £6.7 million per person.

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