Hasta La Gadget!

It’s a fact, the Earth is a boring and stupid place. At some point in your life, you’ve probably been pressured by friends or family to take a vacation to some “exotic” or “exciting” destination. But like most tourists, your reaction was some combination of disappointment and anger. Paris? Way too many croissants. The Grand Canyon? A big dirt hole filled with donkey poop. Machu Picchu? Hey Incas, could you build your holy cities in a more out-of-the-way location, because this four-day hike wasn’t quite difficult enough?

But don’t fret, vacationers of Earth! There’s a new destination for you to throw your disposable earth dollars. Space!

Recently, Moscow-based private space company, Orbital announced their plans to create a space hotel that would accommodate tourists flown up from (semi?) private rocket company  OAO Rocket and Space Corporation Energia.

(The sleek, focus group-tested name for this exciting new futuristic space venture?!? The “Commercial Space Station”! Russia, you know we love you, but branding is not your strong point.)

The company hopes to have the infrastructure for space tourism up and running by 2016.

But the CSS will come into operation a full year after Boeing makes their “space taxi” operational and ready to take intrepid tourists to the “Sundancer” space habitat built by Bigelow Aerospace. The 180 cubic meter space condo can accommodate up to three visitors on a “long-term” basis and up to six for shorter stays.

The Sundancer will be followed by the “BA 330” capsule, which boasts a roomy 330 cubic meters and can hold six tourists on a long-term basis. Anybody else hoping for the awesomest season of Jersey Shore ever!?