On 12/04/2011 8:36 AM, Jorge R. Frank wrote:
On 04/10/2011 09:50 AM, Alan Erskine wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSS_Sky...x_construction

Interesting idea; and the proposed launch date corresponds with the
Falcon Heavy.

Over on sci.space.shuttle in the Falcon Heavy thread, Jeff Findley said
"Build it and they will come"; well, here they come!

Even if a commercial space station is built, it will not be a
"replacement" for ISS, in the sense that the ISS partners will not
abandon ISS in favor of it. A commercial station would operate in
parallel with ISS, not in place of it.


ISS won't last forever - 10-15 years is likely. There'll still be a lot
of research to be done and Bigalow could provide the location for that.