Orbital Assembly Corporation recently announced plans for the first habitable and privately-owned space facilities in orbit around the Earth, and the California-based company says its revolutionary design will ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for visitors.
Their giant rotating ring design will even produce gravity, meaning no need for zero-gravity harnesses to aid in coupling with your partner while onboard.
The new Pioneer Station will house up to 28 people in five customizable pods configured on the ring of the station. The ring rotates around its center, in theory producing gravity.
OAC claims their trademarked Gravity Ring architecture will produce a hybrid gravity environment from microgravity (Zero-G) to as much as 0.57-G.“For the average person, being in space will be a sci-fi dream experience,” OAC’s Chief Operating Officer Tim Alatorre said in a press release, later adding that “Pioneer’s gravity experience will enable visitors to move around in weightless environments while eating or drinking out of a cup normally and sleeping without having to be attached to a bed.