Bigelow Aerospace: Colonizing Space One Module at a Time

Here for the first time you can read:

• how a space technology start-up is pioneering work on expandable space station modules
• how Robert Bigelow licensed the TransHab idea from NASA, and how his company developed the technology for more than a decade
• how, very soon, a Bigelow expandable module will be docked with the International Space Station.

At the core of Bigelow's plan is the inflatable module technology. Tougher and more durable than their rigid counterparts, these inflata...