Jeff Foust "Here's a preview of the event, based on advance copy of the report: http://bit.ly/1eIEngT"
From : http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files/20121210_HEONAC_Crusan_TAGGED.pdf
Quote from: dcporter on 11/13/2013 04:19 am Thoughts on whether his declared ability to fund two significantly up the odds that he'll be able to fund one?The real number is zero.Let me review the bidding. BA has been at it since about 1998, predicting mid-term space platforms. BA has launched a couple of subscale modules, and has been awarded a NASA contract for a larger base-bones module.Extrapolate the trend.
Thoughts on whether his declared ability to fund two significantly up the odds that he'll be able to fund one?
Forgive my ignorance, but what good does it do to test a space pressure vessel under water? It will face less external, not more, when it is in space.
Plus, if it leaks, you see bubbles ...
Quote from: A_M_Swallow on 05/26/2013 11:46 pmQuote from: Elmar Moelzer on 05/26/2013 11:35 pmDidnt someone here insist that Bigelows habitats are unsuitable for the moon?The habitat would need a floor but that is not hard to provide.The other problem with the Moon is that a BA330 weighs 20 tonne. We do not have any lunar landers that can take payloads that big. Developing such a lander would be a major project.You're forgetting Bigelow's plan is to berth three BA-330's and four propulsion busses in LLO or at L1 then land them under their own steam - no separate lander necessary unless you count the legged propulsion busses.Google Patents....
Quote from: Elmar Moelzer on 05/26/2013 11:35 pmDidnt someone here insist that Bigelows habitats are unsuitable for the moon?The habitat would need a floor but that is not hard to provide.The other problem with the Moon is that a BA330 weighs 20 tonne. We do not have any lunar landers that can take payloads that big. Developing such a lander would be a major project.
Didnt someone here insist that Bigelows habitats are unsuitable for the moon?
Quote from: mheney on 02/06/2014 01:31 amPlus, if it leaks, you see bubbles ...Perhaps not, they may be pressurizing it with water. In that case it's done in a pool because of the buoyancy.
Bigelow: Manned missions from Wallops?http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20140217/NEWS/302170016/
Quote from: yg1968 on 02/18/2014 12:54 amBigelow: Manned missions from Wallops?http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20140217/NEWS/302170016/To be easily accessible from Wallops the Bigelow space stations would have to be in a similar orbit to the ISS.
Quote from: A_M_Swallow on 02/18/2014 01:35 amQuote from: yg1968 on 02/18/2014 12:54 amBigelow: Manned missions from Wallops?http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20140217/NEWS/302170016/To be easily accessible from Wallops the Bigelow space stations would have to be in a similar orbit to the ISS.It depends on what you mean by "similar"{snip}
What would they use for a launch vehicle and spacecraft?
Quote from: JBF on 02/18/2014 02:42 amWhat would they use for a launch vehicle and spacecraft? Probably a CST-100 on top of an upgraded and crew-rated Antares.
@Robotbeat,It's the only thing even remotely close to the right size that can launch from WFF without investing in a whole new pad and infrastructure. Maybe wrap-around Castor-120s and a larger or even liquid-fuelled U/S?