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SpaceX and Bigelow Aerospace Team Up For Trips To Private Space Habitats
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.'"
I think there's plenty of vacuum up there.
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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Well, historically, tea companies have been pretty well know to be aggressive in the transportation field.