Slashdot Mirror
Orbital Resort to Launch by 2010
Neil Halelamien writes "Popular Science has a cover feature on self-made billionaire and space enthusiast Robert Bigelow (who's been mentioned before on Slashdot). The article has new info on Bigelow's plans to launch a 'CSS Skywalker' orbital resort by 2010 and sell space habitats to others, such as scientists, manufacturers, Hollywood producers, and countries. The habitats will be made of inflatable modules with multilayered kevlar-like walls. A prototype habitat will be launching on a SpaceX Falcon V next year. To help ensure cost-effective access to the station, Bigelow is also running the $50 million America's Space Prize. In the long run, he plans to use the modules as the basis for space yachts and moon cruisers."
does this fellow happen to own a corporation with a specialisation in tea?
Is a person who makes billions of dollars in a society that passes tax breaks off to the wealthy while severely under-funding education and providing inadequate healthcare to the middle class truly "self-made"? Didn't his billions in wealth come about partly by denying basic social needs to low- and middle-class Americans? Is this how Americans want the wealth spent -- wealth that has been created by the hard work of all of us?