After] [TechWeb June 12, according to foreign media reports, a few days on the development of the basic rules of business travel to the International Space Station at NASA (NASA), headquartered in Nevada Bigelow Space Operations, said the company plans to the use of "Falcon 9" SpaceX rocket and the "dragon manned spacecraft" will be sent to the international Space station travel customers, priced at $ 52 million per seat.
Bigelow Space Operations is Bigelow Aerospace Company (Bigelow Aerospace) 's Space Services subsidiary, which is a Nevada real estate magnate Robert Bigelow (Robert Bigelow) founded the Space business. Bigelow, president of Bigelow Aerospace Bigelow Space Operations Company and its subsidiaries.
Following the opening on Friday, NASA released a statement the International Space Station, Bigelow said his company has for the most SpaceX rocket launch four paid a lot of deposit and reservation fee to the space station. According to the basic rules established by NASA, up to four people each launch into orbit, a residence time of up to two months.
Three years ago, Bigelow Aerospace on the International Space Station to install a scalable module testing, the module is still in use now.
Bigelow said NASA's requirements will be completely digested, so that we can responsibly fulfill all the duties and obligations to properly implement the new astronaut flight and travel activities of the International Space Station.
He wrote in a statement: "In the early days, the cost per seat per person is about $ 52 million." This does not include the cost of about $ 35,000 per night's stay NASA plans to charge, and this It would cover the cost of the ISS life support and food-related and other expenses.
Bigelow wrote: "The next big question is, when will all this happen once SpaceX rocket and capsule received certification NASA (NASA), you can go to the international space station manned, then this project is? you can begin. As you might imagine, and as they say 'details the success'. but we are excited and optimistic that all of these can be successfully combined, while Bigelow Space Operations were also involved. "
The company Bigelow Space Operations is not the only company involved is headquartered in Virginia, Space Adventures said it will sell Boeing CST-100 Starliner seat space capsule, the capsule with the United Launch Alliance Atlas number Company (ULA) 5 Rocket launching.
Space Adventures and Boeing did not give the exact price, but Boeing spokesman Josh Barrett (Josh Barrett) said last week that each seat NASA estimated $ 58 million is correct.
Sale SpaceX Dragon spacecraft manned with Bigelow Space Operations all seats contrast, Space Adventures plans to sell only "fifth seat," Starliner on the space capsule, the capsule also will fund four other NASA Aerospace members to the international Space station.
Private companies will jointly astronauts and flight crew the public sector. The first manned mission to the space station's Starliner such an arrangement will set an example: Boeing test pilot, former space shuttle commander Chris Ferguson (Chris Ferguson) will serve as a private and NASA astronaut Nicole • flying with Mann (Nicole Mann) and Mike • Fink (Mike Fincke).
Currently, this task as well as SpaceX's "Dragon manned spacecraft" first trips to the space station, expected to take place before the end of this year. Note, however, the situation repeatedly delayed the flight plan is likely to happen again. Only after the completion of the demonstration flight, NASA will evaluate these "space taxi" performance, and issue certificates for their regular service. (Little Fox)