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Cosmic Log : Inflatable space dreams
Cosmic Log : Inflatable space dreams
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archi...07/10/998.aspx Monday, July 10, 2006 7:50 PM by Alan Boyle It's taken months longer than he hoped, but real-estate billionaire Robert Bigelow might just see his first orbital spacecraft take flight at last on Wednesday, courtesy of a converted Russian intercontinental ballistic missile. If Bigelow Aerospace's Genesis 1 inflatable space module lifts off successfully, the test mission could mark a significant step toward an era of hotels and even sports complexes in space. Russia's Federal Space Agency lists Genesis 1 for a Wednesday launch from the Dombarovsky military missile base in southwestern Siberia. This would be the first on-orbit test of Bigelow's inflatable-module concept, which was actually developed at NASA for future space station modules or Mars ships. When NASA canned the concept, which was known as Transhab, Bigelow bought the rights to commercialize the idea - and hired some of the original designers. |
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Genesis-1 on orbit, artist concepts
Genesis-1 on orbit, artist concepts
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