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Bigelow Aerospace: Colonizing Space One Module at a Time
Erik Seedhouse
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Description for Bigelow Aerospace: Colonizing Space One Module at a Time
Paperback. This book describes the technology of expandable modules that inflate into space habitats. It details how this technology is changing the face of commercial spaceflight and is laying the foundation for an orbital economy. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 182 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 59 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 171 x 9. Weight in Grams: 340.
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 inflatable modules are perfectly suited for use in the space, where Bigelow plans to link them together to form commercial space stations. This book describes how this ... Read more
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration
Condition
New
Number of Pages
182
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319051963
SKU
V9783319051963
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Erik Seedhouse
Dr. Erik Seedhouse worked as an Astronaut Training Consultant for Bigelow Aerospace in 2005, a company for whom he wrote the Spaceflight Participants Flight Surgeon’s Manual. He also developed astronaut-training protocols for future spaceflight participants and wrote and edited several chapters of Bigelow Aerospace’s Astronaut Training Manual. Erik is a research scientist specializing in environmental life sciences and physiology, the ... Read more
Reviews for Bigelow Aerospace: Colonizing Space One Module at a Time
“Robert Bigelow has made a very large fortune in property and hotel chains. … This excellent book is a great primer on the man, his company and a myriad of ideas all the way to bases on Mars.” (Spaceflight, Vol. 58 (3), 2016)