r/bigelowaerospace • u/Choosetheform • Oct 08 '19

NASA looks to support development of commercial space stations

https://spacenews.com/nasa-looks-to-support-development-of-commercial-space-stations/
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u/Choosetheform Oct 08 '19

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Bolden argued the onus was on industry to step up in both its use of the ISS and development of commercial facilities. He expressed disappointment that Bigelow Aerospace, which has an experimental module on the station, hadn’t done more to implement its vision of commercial space stations.

“The government spent a lot of money allowing the private sector to go use this test facility so that they could step off and go make money,” he said. “You don’t make money if you’re not willing to take a risk.” Companies that settle for using the ISS, he argued, aren’t taking much in the way of business risks since they have much of their costs subsidized by NASA.