Doctor Massachusetskogo of Institute of technology Bazz Oldrin (Buzz Aldrin), it — the second astronaut after Nejla Armstrong (Neil Armstrong) stepped into a lunar surface, has offered NASA the project of " orbital hotels ", plying between the Earth and Mars.

It is supposed, that the first shuttle-saikler (cycler) can already go on a route per 2018.

72-years Oldrin considers, " that the project will essentially change the economic and world outlook approach to an outer space exploration. The ships-hotels of reusable use, without a stop plying on the same trajectories, can appear a key to a door leading during a great era of space expansion and distributions of interplanetary commerce ".

The project is calculated on 20 years and experts Massachusetskogo of the Institute of technology participate in it (MIT), University Purdu and University of Texas. Under the plan of command Oldrina, between the Earth and Mars three space bases will ply, everyone is calculated on 50 person.

The strategic purpose of the project — realization of transportation of cargoes and the first colonists to Mars, commercial — development of space tourism and creation of space hotels.

Core of the project of group Oldrina — essentially new and, really, inexhaustible energy source — gravitational forces of space bodies which, cooperating with each other, can "build" an orbit of space "hotel". Easier speaking, the plan consists that when space transport will get in an operative range of gravitational forces of the Earth or Mars, it will not stop — its speed will decrease, but landing should not be carried out.

At the moment "podvisaniia" (it is besides conditional because speed of "hotel" in an orbit will make 21 000 km/h) to saikleru the smaller ships on the size, started with surfaces of planets which will "bring up" people or cargoes will come nearer and "to remove" brought. Differently, to carry out cargo handling works.

According to researchers, the situation will remind landing to the bus which does not have the stops, going on the big speed — you should or run beside to get on it, or to cling with use of every possible adaptations.

By preliminary calculations, "hotel" and — in combination — the space lorry — will overcome 285 million miles for six — eight months. That passengers had not to suffer from constant weightlessness, in saiklere the system of artificial gravitation will be thought over.

Words Oldrina " similarly to the ocean liner plying on same trading ways, cycler will wander on the magnificent, predicted orbit " cause equally admiration and scepticism. It is obvious, that at all magnificence, the way "to saddle" gravitational forces is as much as possible correctly to calculate a trajectory of flight.

James Longusski's group (James Longuski), professors of Aeronautics and Astronautics of University Purdu in Indianapolis is engaged in calculations. As he said, once the "started" hotel will move almost by inertia. Naturally, for braking and accelerations will be used kinds of fuel available on today, however the basic loading will lay down on gravitational waves.

In opinion Longusski, complexity of calculations consists that the orbit of Mars represents more izognutyi an ellipse, than the Earth is means, that the distance between planets periodically varies. Besides speed of the ship when it comes nearer to one of planets, should be enough low that it was possible to carry out loading and unloading. Longusski and its pupils already have experience of calculation of a trajectory of spacecrafts — more recently they have simulated a trajectory of flight of the unmanned ship to one of satellites of the Floodlight — the Europe which start is planned for 2006.

Group Oldrina suggests to use empty fuel tanks shuttle with expired working life which are now dumped in space and burn down in an atmosphere, for constructional work on saiklere.

The authority of the scientific organizations which are included into the project headed Oldrinom, allows to predict, at least, ser'eznoe the attitude from NASA which any more the first year conducts project VentureStar — new model which should replace "shuttle".

VentureStar it is intended only for cargo distant transportations and it will be approved in 2005. VentureStar is less romantic, but "is hammered strong together" — the new design is intended for greater thermal loadings, fuel tanks easier, the new engine is developed.

Meanwhile, offers on creation of space hotels — though take away, and their quantity has sharply increased after flight of the first space tourist.

Among most "untwisted" — declared the intentions to dictate a fashion in turistko-architectural space design — it is possible to name Japanese architect Shimizu, company Wimberly Allison Tong and Goo, Robert Biglou.

Wimberly Allison Tong and Goo (Honolulu) declare, that by 2017 can equip completely orbital hotel on 100 person which lodgers will eat there and then grown up products, to leave in a free space and to have a good time in weightlessness.

DaimlerChrysler Aerospace offers something similar, but on 280 person.

Biglou, owner Budget Suites of America lodging chain, oderzzimyi idea of space hotels, has allocated $500 million (!) for construction of space hotel which will make cruises from the Earth on the Moon and back. Specially under this project company Bigelow Aerospace has been created.

Certainly, space tourism should involve "monsters" of hotel network Hilton who have already declared readiness to participate in the project of orbital hotel. Representative Hilton Hotels Inc. Dzzenni Datc (Jeannie Datz) has declared, that Hilton will be the first space hotel.

Still couple of years back these applications resembled a sharing of a skin not killed and cheap PR. Now, similar, among earthmen the present gold fever of space tourism has begun.