Article on the Bigelow Aerospace 330

[aramis]

It's about the BA 330 Inflatable Space Habitat...
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/02/affordable-habitats-more-buck-rogers-less-money-bigelow/

Interesting new info - it's launchable via Falcon Heavy. And it's a system of modules, not just one type.

Hat Tip to Chris Prophet, Nyrath the Nearly Wise, and Teo Tayobobayo, without whose reshares on G+ I wouldn't have seen it.

 

[ShapeShifter]

Until such fanciful ideas are subjected to intense, international scrutiny by qualified experts, and hard evidence is collected and sorted through, this guy's pitch sounds about as credible as the colourful rantings of Professor Marvel. :nonono:

 

[aramis]

Until such fanciful ideas are subjected to intense, international scrutiny by qualified experts, and hard evidence is collected and sorted through, this guy's pitch sounds about as credible as the colourful rantings of Professor Marvel. :nonono:

They have been - he's on NASA and ESA grants.

 

[madmike]

Until such fanciful ideas are subjected to intense, international scrutiny by qualified experts, and hard evidence is collected and sorted through, this guy's pitch sounds about as credible as the colourful rantings of Professor Marvel. :nonono:

I am certain the same sentiments were shared by opponents of Magellan, deGama, Columbus and Anson.

Look who was right.

 

[MikeinBallard]

There have been two successful prototype launches. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_I and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_II. They are still in orbit and still inflated.