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SpaceX and Bigelow Aerospace Team Up For Trips To Private Space Habitats

Posted by Soulskill on from the getting-away-from-it-all-with-rockets dept.

Zothecula writes "SpaceX and Bigelow Aerospace have joined forces in an attempt to woo international customers looking to enjoy some extended periods of microgravity. The joint marketing effort will push trips to orbiting Bigelow habitats on SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft using the Falcon launch vehicle. 'Bigelow's BA 330 space module would be designed to provide 330 cubic meters of usable volume, which is about the size of a two-bedroom apartment. The BA 330 could accommodate up to six astronauts, depending on how cozy they plan to get. Two or more BA 330 modules could be connected together in orbit for lease by national space agencies, companies or universities, according to Bigelow Aerospace.'"

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  1. IMHO by virus_xp · · Score: 2

    this was only a matter of time.

  2. Re:zero G sex by virus_xp · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think there's plenty of vacuum up there.

  3. Rule 34 by garyebickford · · Score: 2

    No doubt, someone's going to make a video of the first meeting of the '100 mile high club'.

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    1. Re:Rule 34 by Big+Hairy+Ian · · Score: 2
      I believe this has already taken place aboard the IIS

      Although if I were to name names someone might drive across 3 states in a space nappy just to shoot me :(

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  4. A big step forward by garyebickford · · Score: 3

    Seriously (despite my earlier comment) I think this is a great step forward for getting us out there. IMHO we belong in space. Whether there are other occupied planets in the universe or not, we are the vector by which life on this planet can expand to other places. Most of those places will be highly technical and vulnerable for a long time, but life (and we) will evolve to fit new places.

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  5. Re:Uh huh by medcalf · · Score: 2

    By what measure is either company failing?

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  6. Re:Is It Just Me? by IrquiM · · Score: 2

    It's just you

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  7. Re:Is It Just Me? by camperdave · · Score: 2

    Or would anyone else be worried about being inside a spaceship named after a tea company?

    Would that be the Falcon Tea company, the Dragon Tea company, or Bigelow Tea company?

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  8. Re:Uh huh by CrimsonAvenger · · Score: 2

    But I thought people would line up for miles for a chance to pay 100000$ for a 5 minute sub-orbital hop?

    Note that neither company in question is either planning or doing suborbital hops.

    Note also that the company that is planning them already has 400+ people who've paid deposits for a flight.

    So, yes, it looks like people will line up for miles to pay $100K (they're actually charging twice that)...

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  9. Re:Is It Just Me? by Belial6 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, historically, tea companies have been pretty well know to be aggressive in the transportation field.

  10. Re:zero G sex by morgauxo · · Score: 2

    Brings a whole new meeting to space junk