A novel spacecraft has been designed to take tourists along with supplies and equipment to the lunar surface in just two days but it would cost up to £8 million.
The Cycler spacecraft, which is designed using technology from other space firms including SpaceX, Bigelow Aerospace, and Masten Space Systems, is the brainchild of Montreal-based Charles Bombardier of Imaginactive who said: 'I believe that a spacecraft like the Cycler could serve as a modular prototype to test multiple technologies assembled together and demonstrate on a small scale that this vision can be accomplished.
'It would also become a way to 'kickstart' the space tourism industry and develop space travel.'
The cycler would be comprised of Bigelow Aerospace’s inflatable B330 modules, which would be linked together to form a series of three space wagons, each capable of transporting up to 12 passengers in a six-day trip around the moon. The first B330 could become passengers’ private sleeping quarters while the middle module could be used as a viewing lounge as well as a dining area. Meanwhile, the third module could served as a storage and the crew’s sleeping quarters.