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Bigelow Inflatable Module Will be Added to Space Station - 0 views

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  • The next addition to the International Space Station will likely be an inflatable module from Bigelow Aerospace
  • NASA announced today they have awarded a $17.8 million contract to Bigelow to provide a new module for the ISS
  • This would be the first privately built module to be added to the space station
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  • previous reports have indicated the inflatable module would be used for adding additional storage and workspace, and the module would be certified to remain on-orbit for two years
  • In 2006 Bigelow launched their Genesis I inflatable test module into orbit and according to their website, it is still functioning and “continuing to produce invaluable images, videos and data for Bigelow Aerospace
  • A second Genesis module was launched in 2007 and it, too, is still functioning in orbit.
  • even though the outer shell of their module is soft, as opposed to the rigid outer shell of current modules at the ISS, Bigelow’s inflatable modules are more resistant to micrometeoroid or orbital debris strikes
  • uses multiple layers of Vectran, a material which is twice as strong as Kevlar
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NASA Buys Private Inflatable Room for Space Station | Space.com - 0 views

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  • NASA officials have said that BEAM could be on orbit about two years after getting an official go-ahead
  • The module will likely be launched by one of the agency's commerical cargo suppliers, California-based SpaceX or Virginia-based Orbital Sciences Corp
  • The company wants to launch and link up several of its larger expandable modules to create private space stations, which could be used by a variety of clients.
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  • Bigelow is also eyeing a possible outpost on the moon, for which the company envisions using its BA-330 modules (so named because they offer 330 cubic meters of usable internal volume).
  • Several BA-330 habitats, along with propulsion tanks and power units, would be joined together in space and then flown down to the lunar surface.
  • Lunar dirt would be piled over the modules to protect against radiation, thermal extremes and micrometeorite strikes.
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