Images: First room launched for space hotel
The Genesis I was hurled into orbit by a Dnepr LV rocket--the first launch from the Yasny launch base in Russia. The rocket is a converted SS-18 ICBM. The launch was coordinated by the International Space Company Kosmotras under the direction of both Russia and the Ukraine.
On the company's Web site, company founder Robert Bigelow says he expects an upcoming transportation problem. Bigelow wants to launch up to 10 times by 2010 using large rockets, and says that 16 launches per year will be needed to supply two space complexes.
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