Robert Bigelow
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Robert Bigelow | |
Nationality | American |
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Robert T. Bigelow is a hotel entrepreneur with a keen interest in space flight. He made his fortune through the hotel chain Budget Suites of America and is the founder of Bigelow Aerospace. Bigelow Aerospace has launched two experimental space modules, Genesis I and Genesis II, and have plans for full-scale manned space habitats to be used as orbital hotels, research labs and factories. He also founded the National Institute for Discovery Science as a means to bring proper funding and serious scientific research to bear on the study of paranormal phenomena.