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Bigelow Inflatable Module Will be Added to Space Station
NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver is given a tour of the Bigelow Aerospace facilities in 2011 by the company’s President Robert Bigelow. Photo: NASA/Bill Ingalls
The next addition to the International Space Station will likely be an inflatable module from Bigelow Aerospace. NASA announced today they have awarded a $17.8 million contract to Bigelow to provide a new module for the ISS. “The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module will demonstrate the benefits of this space habitat technology for future exploration and commercial space endeavors,” NASA said in a press release. This would be the first privately built module to be added to the space station.
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2013-01-11 17:16:23
Source: http://www.universetoday.com/99398/bigelow-inflatable-module-will-be-added-to-space-station/
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Oh, you said module, not model. I was thinking that NASA was getting a little kinky on us.