Can you imagine taking a 5 day vacation to space? The Russians will soon make this dream come true. A company called Orbital Technologies is developing a commercial space station set to launch in 2016 as a hotel getaway. 

Get ready to drop some major coin on the vacation though. According to Weburbanist, the trip will cost a bit over $800,000 US dollars just to get there, with another $160,000 or so required for five days of accommodations. So are we really ready to let non-astronauts take the keys of rockets? It doesn't look like you get to fly the rocket...

A trip to Orbital Technologies’ commercial space station will take two days to reach aboard a Soyuz rocket. Experienced space crews will accompany tourists (up to seven at a time) both on the journey from Earth and during their stay in space. Gourmet Earth food – not the bland food tubes astronauts have traditionally been served – will travel in the rocket along with the tourists as well, then be warmed up in on-board microwave ovens just before mealtime."

The spacecraft will be designed as a comfortable environment that's focused on leisure, not science like the International Space Station. Check out some of the photos.

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