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Final Project
John M.
Legislator: Mario V. Gallegos, Senator
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In years to come, newer technology will allow space travel to become more common. Human beings will someday find themselves planning family trips to places beyond the Earth's atmosphere to destinations such as other planets and maybe, in the distant future, to other solar systems or even other galaxies. Although, before we take these drastic measures, we must begin our endeavor with a much easier and more realistic target, the moon.
The spacecraft used to transport tourists to the moon will have the conveniences of a present-day jumbo jet. Once arrived, the travelers will exit the spacecraft through a pressurized tunnel, similar to the manor in which present-day airplanes are entered and exited. They will then go through baggage claim and be directed to the hotel. The tourists will stay in the luxurious "Lunar Hotel 6". They will be given the option to rent space suits and rovers to explore and experience the lunar terrain and behold the magnificence of outer space firsthand. The guests will also have the opportunity well as a museum where the more constrained visitors can educate themselves of interesting lunar facts.
The lunar resort will be comprised of a landing strip, an arrival and baggage claim area, a five-star hotel, a building dedicated to space suit and rover rental, a museum, and another building behind the hotel where the employees reside. All of which will be connected with steel reinforced plastic tunnels to allow the non-daring visitors a chance to see the beautiful depths of the lunar sky without having to leave the safety of the hotel. The resort will be designed for maximum safety from radiation to protect the health of all visitors and employees. The walls of all buildings will be insulated to shield the harmful radiation from the sun.
The tunnel walls will be lined with water for protection in order to maintain the transparency. The baggage claim will be operated like an airport baggage claim, after all; it will be nothing more than an airport on the moon. "The Lunar Hotel 6" will be exactly how it sounds and nothing more, a hotel on the moon. The hotel will house a food court where tourists will eat, a pool where the tourists can experience swimming in reduced gravity, and a gym where the tourists will have the option to exercise. Taking advantage of the gym will be strongly recommended, but not mandatory.
Space suits and rovers will be available as well as a museum to provide hotel guests with fun and educational leisure activities. The guests who choose to do so will be sized for space suits and will be allowed to rent rovers to explore the lunar surface, although; a trained astronaut will accompany every outing to ensure safety in case of an emergency. The museum will have an education side for the interested and a fun side, such as a scale to weigh yourself, for the young at heart.
The "Lunar Hotel 6" will be a utopia for those who at some point dreamt of being an astronaut or going into space. Children will have a blast lifting objects approximately six times what they could on Earth and jumping as though they were on a trampoline. Reaching out beyond the confines of the Earth and making space travel as ordinary, safe, and efficient as traveling by airplane is today. Also, if there are individuals who will pay $20 million for a brief stay on the ISS, imagine how much money the "Lunar Hotel 6" could make for NASA and naturally, the designer.
Bibliography
http://aerospacescholars.org/scholars/earthstationmoon/Unit6/lesson6.htm
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Last Updated: 09/07/01