... the module will remain undisturbed. BEAM will be at the International Space Station for a period of at least two years, during which testing on the use of expandable modules for deep space habitats and commercial space stations will be conducted.
... durable or would more substantial inflatable structures such as those Bigelow Aerospace is using in its inflatable commercial space stations be a more suitable material? Would solar cell arrays, solar concentrators, or nuclear or radio isotope...
... resources utilisation can be contextualised into a broader discussion of expanding commercial activities in space. Many other commercial applications, such as commercial space stations, on-orbit servicing and on-orbit fuel depots may be approaching...
... the Dream Chaser spaceplane. Now, with an autonomous Dream Chaser launching as soon as 2022 and a commercial space station concept attracting headlines - not to mention ongoing satellite work, a propulsion business, and projects such as the...
... Mars Society); on the first board of the X Prize, and the first commercial space station (for 9 months he and his partners leased the Russian Mir space facility). It only makes sense that his dreams include planting a tree on Mars...