27. How long will it take to get to the space hotels? (A K2S Question)

From The Space Library

Space station modules orbiting around the Earth could be reached in a matter of hours. To reach hotels on the Moon, it would take a couple of days. Our first space modules will be parked at the lower Earth orbit, approximately 185 to 250 miles above Earth. They will travel around Earth at five miles per second, so we will need to time our launch to meet up with them. Right now, our Space Shuttle docks with the ISS usually about 40 hours after launch.

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Answer provided by Robert T. Bigelow

Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

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