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Planned orbital hotels promise luxury, but can they deliver? BY JONATHAN O’CALLAGHAN W hen astronauts first step onboard commercial space stations, the experience will be unlike any- thing they’ve encountered before. They could find wood paneling and warm interi- ors, next-generation sleeping pods, large win- dows for a stunning view of Earth, and an am- bience akin to that of a high-end hotel on the ground. This vision is the promise of multiple private efforts to launch orbital habitats in the coming years that could welcome space tourists and government astronauts alike. But the idea of luxury living in space—some- thing commercial space station operators are so far being careful not to promise—can seem like an oxymoron. …