Spacecraft Successfully Inflates in Orbit
The Genesis I spacecraft successfully inflated in orbit several hours after liftoff.
Image source: USA Today / AP / Bigelow Aerospace
Image source: USA Today / AP / Bigelow Aerospace
An AP newswire article by Alicia Chang, via USA Today, reports that:
An experimental spacecraft bankrolled by real estate magnate Robert Bigelow successfully inflated in orbit Wednesday, testing a technology that could be used to fulfill his dream of building a commercial space station.More here.
In a brief statement posted on his website, Bigelow said the Genesis I satellite "successfully expanded" several hours after liftoff. No other details were provided.
Genesis I flew aboard a converted Cold War ballistic missile from Russia's southern Ural Mountains at 6:53 p.m. Moscow time. It was boosted about 320 miles above Earth minutes after launch, according to the Russian Strategic Missile Forces.
posted by Fergie @ 7/13/2006 10:09:00 PM
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