Bigelow Inflatable Space Hotel Test A Success

 Bigelow hotel

This will be very cool if it proves to be safe and reliable. So far the test unit is about eight feet in diameter and is iintended to bring back data on deployment and durability of the structure. The craft deployed its solar cells perfectly and is charging the batteries, a sure sign that that all is going well. If you head on over to the Bigelow page you can see some video taken from cameras located outside and inside the ship. The insides are a little cluttered with photos and whatnot that people paid to have flown on the mission. You have to fund this somehow, space ain’t cheap!. Mission controllers are working on reducing the air flow inside so it isn’t as chaotic in there.

Inflatable spacecraft releases new images

Real time tracking of the Genesis-I