Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to open a 'mixed-use business park' in space

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Orbital Reef is meant to provide anyone with the opportunity to establish their own address in orbit

While many skeptics question the importance of space tourism at this point in time, including the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, claiming that “saving Earth should come before space tourism,” Bezos’ project, a collaboration with the rocket engine manufacturer, aims to make it accessible to all, stating that it is “designed to open multiple new markets in space… [and] provide anyone with the opportunity to establish their own address on orbit.

The various berths on the mixed-use business park would host businesses ranging from scientific research, exploration system development, invention and manufacture of new and unique products, and media and advertising to exotic hospitality. Similar to the International Space Station, Orbital Reef supports 10 people in 830 cubic metres of volume, and has separate science and habitation zones.

The Orbital Reef will have 100 kilowatts of power and a volume a little more than 90% that of the International Space Station“The Orbital Reef represents the next evolution of the commercial space paradigm by creating the first ever crewed private sector platform in low Earth orbit.

“The microgravity environment presents an entirely new arena for commercial and scientific development, making Orbital Reef the platform that will launch new technologies and capabilities dramatically improving life on Earth while enabling humanity’s journey to the stars.” While Blue Origin claims that its business venture would lower the cost of operating a business in space, the company declined to comment on how much the project would cost and how much has been invested in it.

 

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maybe he will get stuck up there

I’m waiting for a big accident. It’s coming and will be well deserved for the cockiness of treating the vacuum of space and gravity in such a frivolous way.

Please stop.

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