--- title: "NASA Is Adding a Space Hotel to the Space Station" description: "NASA announced on Monday that it has chosen private space station manufacturer Axiom Space to build the first space hotel for the International Space Station. The goal is to help grow an economy in low-Earth orbit, according to NASA. According to an Axiom Space statement, the startup is planning to “launch a node module, research […]" date: "2020-01-29" modified: "2020-01-29" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/nasa-space-hotel-space-station" categories: - "NASA" - "Space" tags: - "international space station" - "NASA" - "space tourism" - "the digest" --- # NASA Is Adding a Space Hotel to the Space Station ![NASA announced on Monday that it has chosen private space station manufacturer Axiom Space to build the first space hotel for the ISS.]() *\Image: Axiom Space\* ## Space Ritz NASA [announced]() Monday that it's chosen private space station manufacturer Axiom Space to build the first "commercial launch destination" — read: space hotel for the super wealthy — and attach it to the International Space Station. The goal is to help grow an economy in low-Earth orbit, according to NASA. According to an Axiom Space [statement](), the startup is planning to "launch a node module, research & manufacturing facility, crew habitat, and large-windowed Earth observatory to form the 'Axiom Segment' of the ISS," starting in the latter half of 2024. ![NASA announced on Monday that it has chosen private space station manufacturer Axiom Space to build the first space hotel for the ISS.]() ## Expensive Journey A ticket to space will likely be atrociously expensive and limit the privilege of a leisurely vacation in orbit to the uber-rich. A ticket will cost upwards of $50 million, according to a [2018 *New York Times* interview]() with Axiom CEO Mike Suffredini. "It's a bargain!" Suffredini added. ## Room With a View The startup envisions the hotel as a zero gravity-friendly "nest-like cabin"with "unobstructed views of Earth" and "high-bandwidth communications back to home," according to the [company's website](). Before the ISS is officially retired — a date [still under discussion]() — Axiom Space is planning to switch to its own "large power platform" to house its "Axiom Segment" rather than relying on the ISS, according to the company. **READ MORE:** [NASA Picks Axiom to Add a Garish Space Hotel to the ISS]() \[*Gizmodo*\] **More on Axiom:** *[A Ticket to the Moon: An Out-of-this-World Journey]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()