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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. Re:So where do they by Jawnn · · Score: 1, Troll

    So where do they get the air to inflate it?

    If the answers to this question is not patently obvious to you, turn in your geek card and hang your head in shame.