Boeing-Bigelow Private Crew Transport

The CST-100 crew capsule is a spacecraft design proposed by Boeing in collaboration with Bigelow Aerospace as their entry for NASA's Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) program. Its primary mission would be to transport crew to the International Space Station,[1] and to private space stations such as the proposed Commercial Space Station from Bigelow Aerospace.

http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/boeing-commercial-space-capsule-space...

http://www.universetoday.com/73667/boeing-to-offer-commercial-flights-to-spac...

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• CST
• 100
• Bigelow

[sailmon70]

(I apologize for the cheap shot but it's all in good humor) The highest priced Budget Suites Penthouse: Higher above the ground, and more expensive than top hotesl in Dubai, but you eat out of a toothpaste tube? Positive: no drifnig t in a balloon to enjoy Richard Branson's thrills.

All kidding aside, hats down to our space entrepreneurs who are applying American ingenuity to produce something fundamentally useful to mankind/ at a fraction of the cost of what NASA could do.

[mobius1234]

@sailmon70 But its SPACE! And who says that you have to eat out of a tube? For privateventures you can bring good stuff from ground. And prives will gradually come down and eventually reach the price of an airline ticket with new tech and plenty of business!

[viceroy43443]

This can be up and running before the ISS is retired. I even believe that the ISS can be extended for another 3 years or more if there is a committment to upgrade it and maybe add a Bigalow hab to it for more room. If the ISS is upgraded and its life extended, I would like to see it renamed...GATEWAY STATION