Earlier this week, Bigelow Aerospace reported they were skipping the launch of their Galaxy Module (which was to follow the successful launches of its two small scale Genesis modules, pictured right with projection technology demostrated) and have their next launch be the Sundancer module, with will be suitable for human use. Now, Clark Lindsey of Hobbyspace.com reports a Las Vegas TV Station interviewed Bigelow.
If you have not seen Bigelow before this is a great opportunity to meet one of the most interesting of the eccentric space millionaires.
The space modules are all inflatables (based on former NASA 'TransHab' technology) that Bigelow eventually will open up for commercial use- most notably a space hotel. This is a good fit for Bigelow given he earned his fortune in the hotel industry.
Bigelow Aerospace will still build the mid-sized Galaxy module to gain experience with life support systems, but will skip the launch on the Russian Launch vehicle- which has now tripled in price. The Sundancer launch is scheduled for 2010 on the SpaceX rocket Falcon9.
Bigelow Aerospace Makes Giant Leap Towards Commercial Space Travel[KLAS-TV]
