Lockheed and Bigelow to Build Space Hotel

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday September 21, 2006 @08:30AM from the i-would-like-a-space-martini-by-the-space-pool dept.

simonbp writes "Lockheed Martin and Bigelow Aerospace have entered into a deal to move towards the use of the Atlas V for private manned space flight ... A formal agreement between the two companies to study Atlas V feasibility for space tourism — including up to 16 launches a year — will be announced shortly. The initiative could radically transform both the 'New Space' and traditional launch marketplace... Bigelow Aerospace plans to build an orbiting hotel from inflatable modules for space tourists. The company is interested in Lockheed Martin's Atlas V to provide human and cargo transportation to their planned space station."

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How reliable is the Atlas 5? by dtolman · 2006-09-21 08:51 · Score: 3, Interesting

It only has had 8 launches so far - are they that confident that it'll have around 100% reliability? Its a big difference when you lose an insured cargo to a launch failure, and a paying millionaire/billionaire with a team of lawyers and rich relatives...
Re:Radiation? by jdray · 2006-09-21 09:26 · Score: 2, Interesting

It doesn't take much to get the pertinent information, seeing as how they publish it on their website.

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