If films and TV for your entire life had you convinced that this far into the 21st century you’d be able to easily travel in space and perhaps even take a vacation between the Earth and the moon, no one would fault you. You may have to wait just a few more years for this to happen though as the Orbital Assembly Corporation has unveiled their full plans to assemble and open the Voyager Space Station. Described as being able to “accommodate a long-term population for 300 visitors (astronauts, scientists, business travelers, long-term residents and tourists) and 100 crew,” OAC also revealed their plans to construct VSS using a fleet of patented “in-space assembly robots.” Read on for even more wildness.
24 habitation modules (12m diameter x 20m long), each with a pressurized volume of 1,809 m3
Maximum Station Occupancy: 316 to 440 depending on final module configuration (ISS: 7 when fully crewed).44 Emergency Return VehiclesSolar Panel Area: 9,738 m2 (ISS: 2,500 m2)
