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NASA Awards Contract To Bigelow Aerospace For Inflatable ISS Module

Posted by samzenpus on from the spare-room dept.

cylonlover writes "NASA has announced that it has awarded a $17.8 million contract to Bigelow Aerospace to provide the International Space Station with an inflatable module. Details of the award will be discussed by NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver and Bigelow Aerospace President Robert Bigelow at a press conference on January 16 at the Bigelow Aerospace facilities in North Las Vegas. However, based on previous talks, it's likely that the module in question could be the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM)."

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  1. Aw Yeah! by p0p0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Bouncy Castle INNNNN SPAAACE!

  2. Use your heads NASA by TheSkepticalOptimist · · Score: 1, Funny

    There is no inflatable product on the market today that does not eventually develop a leak or burst. Air mattresses, tires, dolls...

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    I haven't thought of anything clever to put here, but then again most of you haven't either.
    1. Re:Use your heads NASA by Errol+backfiring · · Score: 3, Funny

      Do you want to talk about it?

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      Nae king! Nae laird! Nae yurrupiean pressedent! We willna be fooled again!
  3. Re:Begelow? by gabereiser · · Score: 2, Funny

    I thought the same thing when I first glaced at the article... I thought to myself, Deuce Bigelow, Male Gigolo, In Space.... eeewwwwwww.

  4. Re:uuh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's what she said!

    (and now I have twins... Awe, who am I kidding, I'm reading and posting on slashdot)