Waspie_Dwarf Posted October 18, 2017 #1 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Bigelow Aerospace and United Launch Alliance Announce Agreement to Place a B330 Habitat in Low Lunar Orbit Quote Bigelow Aerospace and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are working together to launch a B330 expandable module on ULA’s Vulcan launch vehicle. The launch would place a B330 outfitted module in Low Lunar Orbit by the end of 2022 to serve as a lunar depot. “We are excited to work with ULA on this lunar depot project,” said Robert Bigelow, president of Bigelow Aerospace. “Our lunar depot plan is a strong complement to other plans intended to eventually put people on Mars. It will provide NASA and America with an exciting and financially practical success opportunity that can be accomplished in the short term. This lunar depot could be deployed easily by 2022 to support the nation’s re-energized plans for returning to the Moon. Read More: United Launch Alliance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted October 18, 2017 #2 Share Posted October 18, 2017 at least they will have company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirit Ninja Posted October 18, 2017 #3 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Progress is progress... Sounds interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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