space elevator (was CEV - Orion)

I agree, the first space hotels will likely be zero
gee. The stays are not going to be very long, and any
detrimental effects will be minimal. Once one starts
talking about long-term stays in orbit though, six
months or more, then there will likely need to be some
sort of artificial gravity (i.e. spinning). I could
see the Bigelow modules being used as construction
shacks for much larger structures though, such as a
space island:

http://www.spaceislandgroup.com

Ed
--- ANTIcarrot wrote:

> Bypassing rotating structures for the moment...
>
> With reguards to a *first* generation space hotel,
> it's likely to be
> completely zero G, for reasons of cost, complexity,
> and because zero G is
> THE selling point of the entire holiday. :P
>
> Chances are Bigalow will be the first to have a
> hotel up there:
>
http://www.bigelowaerospace.com/out_there/complex_modules_size_up.php