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April 13, 2016

Bigelow and ULA team up for commercialization of low earth orbit
Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Apr 13, 2016
Bigelow Aerospace (BA) and United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced they are partnering to develop and deploy habitable volumes in Low Earth orbit (LEO). The volumes will be based on the Bigelow Aerospace B330 expandable module with the initial launch to orbit in 2020 on ULA's Atlas V 552 configuration launch vehicle. The B330 will have 330 cubic meters (12,000 cu ft) of internal space. The craft will support zero-gravity research including scientific missions and manufacturing processes. Beyond its ... read more

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Human 2 Mars Conference May 17-19 2016 - Washington DC

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