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It might sound like something out of Woody Allen’s film Sleeper, but second-man-on-the-moon Buzz Aldrin reckons space resorts will be all the rage in 20 years’ time. Working closely with resort architects Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo he is looking to turn its initial design concept (pictured) into a reality by the year 2017. Indeed Aldrin has left no stone unturned – the design even includes a refuge for those passengers expected to suffer from ‘space sickness’. And, while he may have played second fiddle to Neil Armstrong 30 years ago, it is clear he derived just as much from the experience. ‘The view from space is like having a globe on your desk,’ he says.

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