Bigelow Aerospace lays off all employees: Report

[Admin]

Nevada-based Bigelow Aerospace, which has long aimed to set up outposts in Earth orbit and on the moon, let 20 employees go last week and then laid off all 68 of its remaining workers on Monday (March 23).

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[JPL-ACE]

Nevada-based Bigelow Aerospace, which has long aimed to set up outposts in Earth orbit and on the moon, let 20 employees go last week and then laid off all 68 of its remaining workers on Monday (March 23).

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This is really sad. I hope someone buys the patents and keeps it going.

 

[Admiral Lagrange]

Loosing Bigelow Aerospace would be a huge loss. The BA330 is a proven concept. It's just ahead of it's time. Preserving it should be a priority. Once we have expandable structures off Earth it would have many uses. If I had the money, I'd buy it. Unfortunately, my biggest concern right now is just living long enough to see humans living off Earth.

 

[OV-103 rider]

Anyone know the latest regarding Bigelow?
Shame the Transhab concept is being pursued.

 

[sam85geo]

Wouldn't those Bigelow expandable habitats be appropriate for temporary government/charity housing based of the homeless here on Earth? There may be a more lucrative market than what Bigelow's business model envisioned.

 

[OV-103 rider]

Pretty expensive for Earth applications.
However, I don't know why other technology isn't being pursued here. For example, the Shuttle external tank foam kept liquid hydrogen and oxygen cold in the Florida climate. Might be great for insulating homes.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Wouldn't those Bigelow expandable habitats be appropriate for temporary government/charity housing based of the homeless here on Earth? There may be a more lucrative market than what Bigelow's business model envisioned.

I wouldn't think so. These are essentially tents for off-world environments.

-Wolf sends