Tag: Bigelow
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Expanding on Bigelow’s inflatable module for the ISS
NASA managers are set to provide details on the deal they have signed with Bigelow Aerospace for an inflatable module to become part of the International Space Station (ISS). The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) will be a vital testbed for future applications and may ride to the ISS inside the trunk of a SpaceX…
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NASA Managers Discuss Prospect of Bigelow Inflatable on ISS
International Space Station Program (ISSP) managers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston held a two-day meeting this week to discuss the prospect of adding a Bigelow Aerospace inflatable module to the ISS. The Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM) ran on Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th January. ISS Inflatable Module: The purpose of the ISS…
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Human Rated Atlas V for Bigelow Space Station details emerge
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is continuing to study and promote the use of the Atlas V for commercial passenger transportation, including space tourism and transportation to the proposed Bigelow Aerospace orbital station. A partnership between Lockheed (now ULA) and Bigelow was announced in September to study in detail the feasibility of use of the Atlas…
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Lockheed and Bigelow Human-Rated EELV deal
Lockheed Martin and Bigelow Aerospace have entered into a deal to move towards the use of the Atlas V for private manned space flight, NASASpaceFlight.com has exclusively learned. A formal agreement between the two companies to study Atlas V feasibility for space tourism – including up to 16 launches a year – will be announced…