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arisbe ([personal profile] arisbe) wrote2004-08-09 05:37 pm
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Not Waiting for Uncle Sam

"From a 50-acre research facility on the outskirts of Las Vegas, the 60-year-old entrepreneur can survey the length of the city's famous Strip, home to some of the biggest hotels in the world.

"Still, Bigelow has his sights set higher -- 250 miles higher, to be exact.

"Through his latest business venture, Bigelow Aerospace, the hotel mogul, who caught the space bug as a boy in the 1950s, has been quietly building the world's first commercial space station."
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[identity profile] jevine.livejournal.com 2004-08-09 03:56 pm (UTC)(link)
now THAT's an interesting bit of news... very 'Contact'...

I can't wait

[identity profile] arichi.livejournal.com 2004-08-09 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Great timing. I'm quite excited. I just saw this elsewhere, posted it in my LJ, and then realized you posted it in yours as well.

Meanwhile, I have enough of my life ahead of me that I might just be able to go to his space hotel. Here's hoping!

Re: I can't wait

[identity profile] arisbe.livejournal.com 2004-08-09 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Why not? I think you are much younger than I am -- and the pilot of SpaceShip One was a bit older than me!

Re: I can't wait

[identity profile] arichi.livejournal.com 2004-08-09 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, I also hope that you are able to go, if that is something you want to do. I'm unsure of your age, although I am 21, so the answer is most likely "probably."

But yes, why not? The past few months have seen so many advancements, hopefully the pace will continue.
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