Do You Want Your Own private Space Station?

Ummm....I know I do!

I dont know what I would do up there. Maybe have a few beers, look out the window....take alot of pictures.
Well, YOU cant own one...just yet..

LAS VEGAS – With two prototype modules for a commercial space station already circling the Earth, Bigelow Aerospace is gearing up for a full-scale assault on space.
For the upstart firm, it's about volume — and not entirely in the sense of quantity or number of items sold. The company's expandable module designs are designed to offer low-cost commercial volume in space — for rent or lease — not only to private sector interests, but also to national space agencies.

Interesting stuff.
The private sector is really working it.
The end of the article provides yet another idea toward the fabled "Moon Base".

Read the full article, by clicking here.

What are your thoughts, fellow ATS'ers?

[edit on 21-1-2010 by InertiaZero]

I wonder what a mega e.m.p wave would do to theses dirty objects in space, just wondering

Originally posted by Ophiuchus 13
I wonder what a mega e.m.p wave would do to theses dirty objects in space, just wondering

"Life support systems down!! Airlocks are sealed!! Pressure down!! We are going to SUE SOMEONE!!"

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I know I do and along with it a spaceship to Travel to Mars in Three Hours

Originally posted by InertiaZero

Originally posted by Ophiuchus 13
I wonder what a mega e.m.p wave would do to theses dirty objects in space, just wondering

"Life support systems down!! Airlocks are sealed!! Pressure down!! We are going to SUE SOMEONE!!"

LOL thank you for the indepth description friend just making sure they are considering these things.

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I like how you shamelessly self-promote your thread on my thread

What these companies need, are minds like ours. We can create a marketable package deal.

Space Station & Spaceship package bundle: $50,000,000

We get 10%, of course.

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Sounds like a plan
Second line.

Too bad the poor people who could really make good use of their time up there probably won't end up ever having that chance.

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Maybe not in our lifetimes, no.
I dont think they would be officially "private" for quite a while.
But when they DO become private, I imagine it would be like Carl Segan's classic book, "Contact". The extremely rich would be able to have a place up there. Like......like a timeshare property.

Eventually, like all things that are expensive, the price will come down. Now, nobody on welfare will be going to the stations, but perhaps the middle class could score a trip.

Only the rich would be able to afford this, sad but true