"The firm Bigelow Aerospace has launched its second inflatable space module, Genesis 2, taking another step towards its goal of building crewed, inflatable space stations that could be leased to

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"...the company has set its sights on something much, much bigger: a project to assemble full-blown space villages at a work site between Earth and the moon, then drop them to the lunar surface,

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"Genesis II will carry a “Biobox” - a three-chamber contraption that houses roaches, scorpions, as well as ants [...] Additionally, a high-roller innovation is being flown...Genesis II will tote

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“At this point, we feel we’re ready to move ahead and tackle what will be the largest challenge to date for Bigelow Aerospace…to develop a habitat that will actually be capable of supporting a crew.”

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The second Bigelow module heads for orbit early next year.

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Space.com quizzes the bigwigs of the space industries for their opinions on Bigelow's success, both present and future.

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Looks like that prototype inflatable space-hotel is up and running, all systems go.

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