(2) Wolff is Vice-President of international design consultancy Wimberly Allison Tong Et Goo, whose projects include the Wedding Pavilion at Florida's Walt Disney World. He is convinced the market will take off, so he is investing a substantial proportion of his company's research and development (R&D) budget into researching the needs of space tourists. "lt's important that we are in the forefront when the space race actually happens! Wolff has one significant advantage in the race to built space hotels. He has got the second man to walk on the moon, Buzz Aldrin, working as a consultant on the project. 3)European and Asian companies are also becoming interested in space tourism. Last year, Daimler Chrysler and Germany's domestic s agency announced plans to build a bed and breakfast 300 miles above terra firma by 2020. In the same week, Japanese concern Shimizu announced plans for a space hotel to cater for 64 tourists at a time (4) The race to create hotels in space may just be starting, but bookings are already being made for accommodation in future space hotels. What will a space hotel be like, people wonder? Howard Wolff's team envisages a resort based on a spinning wheel. The rim of the wheel will provide the hotel's accommodation pods and the central hub will house its activities. The hotel is expected to cater for about 100 guests, well as support staff. Guests will dine on food grown on board. 5) requirement for the designers is that it allows people to experience weightlessness. But some form of artificial gravity will be required so that guests can sleep without being strapped to their beds. They will also want to eat without having to chase food around the room......,artificial gravity is necessary to prevent space sickness, which affects more than 50% of all astronauts.