03534nam 22007095 450 991030041950332120200704052746.03-319-05197-010.1007/978-3-319-05197-0(CKB)3710000000249012(EBL)1967826(OCoLC)891651405(SSID)ssj0001354061(PQKBManifestationID)11732951(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001354061(PQKBWorkID)11322305(PQKB)10766990(DE-He213)978-3-319-05197-0(MiAaPQ)EBC1967826(PPN)181352605(EXLCZ)99371000000024901220140925d2015 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBigelow Aerospace Colonizing Space One Module at a Time /by Erik Seedhouse1st ed. 2015.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2015.1 online resource (198 p.)Space ExplorationIncludes index.3-319-05196-2 Robert T. Bigelow, Orbital Real Estate Mogul -- Expandable Module Technologies -- TransHab Close -- Genesis I and II -- Bigelow Expandable Activity Module -- The Space Taxi Race -- Bigelow's Space Station -- The Man Who Sold the Moon.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 new breed of space stations will be built and how the link between Bigelow Aerospace, NASA and private companies can lead to a new economy—a space economy. Finally, the book touches on Bigelow's aspirations beyond low Earth orbit, plans that include the landing of a base on the lunar surface and the prospect of missions to Mars.Space ExplorationAerospace engineeringAstronauticsPopular worksManagementIndustrial managementAerospace Technology and Astronauticshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/T17050Popular Science, generalhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q00007Innovation/Technology Managementhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/518000Aerospace engineering.Astronautics.Popular works.Management.Industrial management.Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.Popular Science, general.Innovation/Technology Management.500620629.1658514Seedhouse Erikauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut791794BOOK9910300419503321Bigelow Aerospace1771478UNINA