Inflatable Private Space Station Launched

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Wednesday July 12, 2006 @07:19AM from the springing-a-leak-a-real-bummer dept.

Anonymous_Space_Ranger writes "CNN is reporting that the first steps to have a private space station are underway in Russia. While today's launch is unmanned, it is designed to orbit the planet for 5 years while the durability of the design is tested and future flights are planned around it." From the article: "[Robert] Bigelow envisions building a private orbiting space complex by 2015 that would be made up of several expandable Genesis-like modules linked together and could be used as a hotel, or perhaps a science lab or college. He has committed $500 million toward the project."

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Robert Bigelow by Van+Cutter+Romney · 2006-07-12 07:39 · Score: 1, Redundant

Robert Bigelow, Space Gigolo

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parent needs a sarcastic tag by maddogsparky · 2006-07-12 07:46 · Score: 0, Redundant

I was all fired up to start responding the parent...then felt a little silly when I realized the author _did_ know what they were talking about and chose to use sarcasm.
Hey, Taco! Can we add a sarcasm selection for the moderators?

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