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"...all these worlds..." is a blog by David Hitt. It covers space exploration, decent science fiction, humor (by its very nature), and whatever else I happen to find cool. (Formerly "You Must Fight The Bear")
Name: David Hitt About Me: Inspiring the next generation of explorers... See my complete profile
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:: Monday, July 12, 2004 ::
Budget Space
Per The Las Vegas Mercury: A mere five years ago, Bigelow, owner of the Budget Suites of America hotel chain, announced his intention to get into the space race. ... Bigelow has not only buried the hatchet with the space agency, he finds himself in partnership with NASA. ... Bigelow Aerospace is pursuing what it hopes will become the building block of all future space stations, near-Earth outposts and long-range missions. It's an inflatable module that is likely to become the space habitat of the future. ... One of Bigelow's stated goals is the development of the first space hotel. ... Bigelow figures he can eventually get the cost of a space trip to a far more affordable level, in the $50,000-$100,000 range, which is about the cost of a really good car. ... His plant is building 13 models of his Genesis Pathfinder module, which is one-third the size of the full-scale Nautilus, the model that could become the standard habitat for future space programs. The first Genesis model is scheduled for a launch into space in November 2005.
