First Commercial Inflatable Module Tested in Space

Credit: WILLIAM G. HARTENSTEIN
In a major milestone toward development of commercial manned space flight capability, including private investment in lunar base facilities, a Bigelow Aerospace subscale Genesis 1 inflatable module is undergoing tests in space following launch July 12 by a Ukrainian booster. The company, headed by...

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