Norm Hartnett - 13/7/2006 1:39 AM5:20 PSTBigelow Aerospace has received confirmation from the Genesis I spacecraft that it has successfully expanded.We have also confirmed that all of the solar arrays have been deployed.
Zachstar - 12/7/2006 9:07 PMLooking good for them!I wonder if maybe they could contract with the russians to make an experiment module for the russian segment? Somthing that could be tugged by a progress or the parom.
nacnud - 12/7/2006 9:41 PMI love what bigelow is up to here but that mission contol is nutty, what are all those huge screans for exactly? Still it looks cool
JesseD - 12/7/2006 9:58 PMQuotenacnud - 12/7/2006 9:41 PMI love what bigelow is up to here but that mission contol is nutty, what are all those huge screans for exactly? Still it looks cool lol!! nutty? My guess is that the "future" look to it is intentional, pure PR. I mean, this is supposed to be Mission Control for a SPACE HOTEL! it's gotta be cool to attract the customers!
command and control of the hardware will be done through a futuristic-looking Bigelow Aerospace Mission Control Center in North Las Vegas.
Norm Hartnett - 12/7/2006 9:38 PMBigelow is a real jingoistic patriot. He is the author of the America's Space Prize, http://www.bigelowaerospace.com/multiverse/space_prize.php, non Americans need not apply. It must be killing him that he had to launch on a Russian vehicle.