
The world's first space hotel is on track to open for business by 2012 -- but be sure you pack an extra credit card or two.
A three-night stay aboard the Galactic Suite Space Resort will cost $4.4 million, but that out-of-this-world price tag includes an eight-week training stint in the bamly tropics. (No word on if it also comes with complimentary chocolates on the pillow.)
Even better than two months on a beautiful island playing astronaut games? The lucky (and deep-pocketed) adventure travelers who make the journey will be wearing Velcro suits, to help them adapt to life in zero gravity.
"It's very normal to think that your children, possibly within 15 years, could spend a weekend in space," Galactic Suite Ltd's CEO Xavier Claramunt told Reuters Television.