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Expanding the Future: The Development and Use of Inflatable
Habitats for Lunar Exploration
NASA Community Workshop on the GER Applied Physics Laboratory, April 10, 2014
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The Genesis Missions
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Genesis I Ø Launched on July 12, 2006 by
ISC Kosmotras from the new Yasny Launch Base in the Orenburg Region of Russia
Ø Genesis I validated BA’s fundamental engineering concepts and proved the deployment process
Ø Genesis I demonstrated expandable habitats’ long-term durability and provided BA flight controllers with invaluable experience in on-orbit operations
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Genesis I Firsts Ø First launch by Bigelow
Aerospace Ø First launch of an expandable
space habitat prototype into orbit
Ø First launch of a single, large
payload aboard the Dnepr Ø First launch from the new
Yasny Cosmodrome in Russia
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Genesis I
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Launch of Genesis II on Dnepr LV from Yasny Launch Base
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Genesis II
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Genesis II Surprise
BEAM Me Up
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BA 330
Beyond LEO Exploration
Ø Volume Ø Radiation Ø Physical Debris Ø Trace Contaminants Ø Less Mass Ø Less Money
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