But don’t imagine swarms of futuristic uniformed space travellers beaming onto the platform. Airbus has designed the 8-metre diameter LOOP to comfortably house a four-person crew.

Dawson Butte Open Space Loop. You can hike, pedal or ride your horse all around Dawson Butte, the craggy promontory that hides on the outskirts between Larkspur and Castle Rock.

The ISS was launched in 2000 and has so far hosted over 200 astronauts from 19 countries. It will remain in operation until 2030, when it will begin a controlled descent before crashing into the ...