Sentences with phrase «inflatable space habitats»

Bigelow Aerospace might be one of the first companies to contract commercial space services, Livingston says — perhaps sending supplies and passengers to one of its inflatable space habitats.

Meanwhile, a company backed by Robert Bigelow, the mogul behind the Budget Suites of America hotel chain, has already launched two inflatable space habitats into orbit, in 2006 and 2007.

Though the International Space Station (ISS) currently serves as the only permanently manned outpost in space, Las Vegas - based Bigelow Aerospace is testing inflatable space habitats in orbit that it hopes to develop into a series of commercial space stations, serving as either scientific outposts that could be leased by government agencies or «space hotels» that would allow space tourists to spend extended periods in orbit.

«You'll see something like Orion, but something like Orion coupled up with an inflatable space habitat.»

Not exact matches

Bigelow Aerospace is partnering with United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Lockheed and Boeing, to deliver inflatable habitats to space.

Bigelow, whose company provided the BEAM inflatable habitat that is currently equipped on the International Space Station, was recently interviewed by 60 Minutes, and made some seriously bold claims.