Habitats, refueling, and future capabilities

01/16/13 21:39:00    

By Michael Mealling

There were several events this week in the space industry that suggest that 2013 is going to be a very interesting year. The first was the joint NASA/Bigelow press conference about the test habitat on the ISS:

The second is a robotic refueling mission on the ISS that's going on right now:

The third was the Commercial Crew Progress Report:

The future of humans off of earth needs several key technologies. Low cost habitats, in-space refueling, and low cost launch are some of the most important. Progress is being made!