B330
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The B330 (previously known as the Nautilus space complex module and BA 330) was an inflatable space habitat privately developed by Bigelow Aerospace from 2010 until 2020.[6] The design was evolved from NASA's TransHab habitat concept. B330 was to have 330 cubic meters (12,000 cu ft) of internal volume, hence its numeric designation.
Station statistics | |
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Crew | 6[1] |
Launch | planned: 2021[2] (cancelled) |
Carrier rocket | Atlas V[3] |
Mission status | Developmental |
Mass | 23,000 kg (50,000 lb)[4] |
Length | 16.88 m (55.4 ft)[5] |
Diameter | 6.7 m (22.0 ft)[5][lower-alpha 1] |
Pressurized volume | 330 m3 (11,654 cu ft)[5] |
The craft was intended to support zero-gravity research including scientific missions and manufacturing processes. Beyond its industrial and scientific purposes, however, it had potential as a destination for space tourism and a craft for missions destined for the Moon and Mars.
Several test articles were built and tested in ground test facilities, but no flight versions were built.