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Bigelow Aerospace Deploys Genesis 2 Space Module

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the final-frontiers dept.

ThePopeLayton writes "Space.com is reporting that Bigelow Aerospace has successfully launched its Genesis 2 Space Module. This is significant as Bigelow Aerospace is one of a few private groups currently developing space technologies. The module was launched in a compact form and upon achieving a stable orbit will be inflated using compressed air. Bigelow's website is reporting 'the second experimental pathfinder spacecraft has been successfully launched and inserted into orbit.' The module has a variety of things on board: Scorpions, Hissing Cockroaches, Ant colonies, and even a Bingo game."

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  1. Failure is unpossible by mhannibal · · Score: 5, Funny

    Scorpions? Cockroaches? Ants? Bingo? See this is what happens when scientist have too much free time on their hands... Bigelow Aerospace, July 2005: SCIENTIST1: "Wouldn't it be cool to send scorpions to space?" SCIENTIST2: "...And have them fight giant space-cockroaches!" SCIENTIST3: "And play bingo!" All: "This is so cool!!! *snort* *snort*"

  2. Re:nuts by NecroPuppy · · Score: 4, Funny

    The mutant space scorpions will have to have something to play, while they wait for re-entry.

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  3. ET Game by Enderandrew · · Score: 3, Funny

    They should have sent up this instead. It would have been more fitting.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terres trial_(Atari_2600)

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  4. Sounds familar by edwardpickman · · Score: 4, Funny

    Cockroaches, scorpions, ants and Bingo? Sounds like Phoenix not space. What are they trying to do establish a new place to send all the baby boomers when they get old?

  5. Re:I for one.... by 6Yankee · · Score: 4, Funny

    Scorpions on a Spaceship - where's Samuel L Jackson when you need him?

  6. Re:Does it... by Cybrex · · Score: 3, Funny

    Does it have hookers? And blackjack?

    Well... sort of. If your idea of hookers is venomous exoskeletal arachnids with claws then you're in luck! Just bear in mind that "getting a piece of tail" will have a different meaning for her than it will for you.

    Bingo might seem like a poor substitute for blackjack, but this is Space Bingo! Anything is better with "Space" affixed to its name! Think about it; Which would you rather drink- "beer" or "Space Beer"!

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