Bigelow Aerospace Deploys Genesis 2 Space Module

Posted by CowboyNeal on Thursday June 28, 2007 @07:18PM 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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Slow News Day? by Revotron · 2007-06-28 20:02 · Score: 0, Troll

Oh, please. All that cargo combined probably weighs less than five pounds. This sounds more like a shameless and overblown plug for the company than a viable and worthwhile news article

Launch five humans and a habitat module into orbit and you've got my attention.