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. #BEAM and #Dragon work today as the crew researched space genetics. The station will lift its orbit tonight too. Read more... go.nasa.gov/399alm9
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📷 This awesome photo was taken during last Friday's #AllWomanSpacewalk. It shows the #ESA/#NASA #Node-3 built by . The expandable module and #Progress supply ship can be seen over a sunset/sunrise on Earth, see flic.kr/p/2hyV6eZ
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Per the Air Force, there was no collision between Genesis II and Cosmos 1300.
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Genesis I & II EOL decommissioning plan is to burn up on re-entry into the atmosphere. This situation is one example why what is launched into space is so important to our space future.
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Anything we launch from here on out will have prop. capability. B330 has two dissimilar propulsion units, more than capable of performing end of life maneuvers. Destinations are not the future worry. They will be few and far between compared to the number of satellites.
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Future habitable space stations will face this reality and danger. This proliferation, if not controlled in number, could become very dangerous to human life in low Earth orbit.
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Today, we were notified by the US Air Force that there is a 5.6% chance that Genesis II will collide with dead Russian satellite Cosmos 1300 in 15 hours. Although this is a relatively low probability, it brings to light that low Earth orbit is becoming increasingly more littered.
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It has been a pleasure to host for the ground test of the Mars Transporter Testing Unit (B330). t.co/JdX9BUbPAx
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Robert Bigelow also had his granddaughter’s name, Blair, stitched into the outside of the Genesis II spacecraft.
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...All of our customers received photos of their items in space. We used an acrylic box to enclose items that could be harmful to the interior of our hull.
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Have you heard of our Fly Your Stuff program? If you happened to look at our website in early 2007, you may know that for $295 you could ship us almost anything to fly on-board Genesis II. We received all kinds of memorabilia and personal treasures from ashes to wedding rings...
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Using a projector and camera attached to a solar array, we were able to project and capture all of our employees' photos on the side of our spacecraft for the galaxy to see.
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This week marks the 12th anniversary of the launch of our second spacecraft, Genesis II. One of the most noteworthy features of Genesis II was that it had the first and only orbital billboard.
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These structures, under development today, are much larger & are approaching flight readiness. Expandables are destined to be the dominant future enclosures to protect humans in our solar system. These transporters will be very large, even thousands of cubic meters in size.
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Today is the 13th anniversary of the first expandable system launched & deployed into space. This early prototype, Genesis I, is the first of its kind.
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Close-ups from a table model at our plant that we quickly put together about 15 years ago. As you can see we have refined some of these concepts.
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Outside of the habitat, an enclosed rover outfitted with water or other tiles provides much needed shielding on the lunar surface. The two person enclosed rover and the solar field are deployed from the two warehouses of "First Base".
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Astronauts fill durable tubes with regolith. The tubes (~20 m long) are laced over the habitat to build a desired thickness. There is a simple approach to this placement. This approach to radiation protection doesn’t require moving parts. The astronauts perform the tube loading.
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More on our "First Base": How do we help protect astronauts from radiation on the surface of the moon? Placing regolith over their heads has long been considered necessary but previous methods have not been practical. On the lunar surface, the simpler the construction the better.
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Bigelow Space Operations has secured up to 4 dedicated launches to fly up to 16 people to the . is committed. For more information visit: bit.ly/2R7jAuz
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The crew checked out the #BEAM, worked space plumbing and studied biotech and fluid physics today to improve astronaut and Earthling health. go.nasa.gov/31d4Qi5
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We’re 46 days away from our #Apollo50th anniversary, when humans walked on another world for the first time in history! As we continue our plans to send the first woman and next man to the Moon in five years, take a look back at our missions: go.nasa.gov/2HUCBgJ
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Photos of our 1/6th scale model:
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•One warehouse is large enough for a solar array field to handle all of the power needs
•The second warehouse is large enough to store two full-scale, two person cabin enclosed lunar rovers
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•Interior accommodations include six large crew quarters, a large amount of storage capacity, two toilets and two galleys
•On either side of the habitat are two airlocks- each with double compartments
•Attached to the airlocks are opposing propulsion and warehouse structures
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Meet “First Base”. A lunar lander's best friend.
•This base can accommodate four people for a long duration or six people for 120 days on the surface of the moon
•Habitat interior volume is 330 cubic meters, not including two airlocks
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Three years ago, BEAM was expanded on and has been performing above expectations since. We are proud of this public-private partnership with NASA, and for the opportunity to test our expandable habitat technology.
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We have designed, developed, fabricated and successfully tested many full-scale B330 structures such as the one in this photo. At our large plant facility in N. Las Vegas, we have numerous full-scale B330 testing structures for to inspect, test and walk inside.
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We are a proud partner in 's NextSTEP program. This program fits well within our pre-established development path of B330 for commercial/exploration use. Due to the B330 being developed with private money we have had to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
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