Robert Bigelow
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This article is about the hotel and aerospace entrepreneur. For the basketball player, see Bob Bigelow.
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| Born | 1945 (age 66–67) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Robert T. Bigelow (born 1945) is a hotel and aerospace entrepreneur. He owns the hotel chain Budget Suites of America and is the founder of Bigelow Aerospace.[1][2]
Bigelow Aerospace has launched two experimental space modules, Genesis I and Genesis II, and has plans for full-scale manned space habitats to be used as orbital hotels, research labs and factories.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Los Angeles Times
- ^ Money Backing the Private Space Industry... Part 3--Robert Bigelow, February 11, 2007, The Space Monitor.
- ^ Malik, Tariq; and Leonard David (2007-06-28). "Bigelow's Second Orbital Module Launches Into Space". Space.com. http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/070628_genesis2_update.html. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
[edit] External links
- Bigelow Aerospace website
- Bigelow’s Aerospace and Saucer Emporium, Skeptical Inquirer 33.4, July/August 2009
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