BA 2100

BA 2100
Model of the BA-2100
Station statistics
Crew 16[1]
Mission status Proposed
Mass 65,000 kg (143,000 lb)[1]
Length 17.8 m (58.4 ft)[1]
Diameter 12.6 m (41.3 ft)[1]
Pressurised volume 2,100 m3 (74,161 cu ft)

BA-2100 or Olympus[1] is a conceptual design for a larger, heavier, and more capable expandable space station module, or interplanetary human transport module,[2] by Bigelow Aerospace. The larger BA-2100 would extend the volume and capabilities of the BA-330 module, the BA-330 which is under development for deployment in 2015 as part of the Bigelow Commercial Space Station.[3] As with the BA-330 module, the number in the name refers to the number of cubic meters of space offered by the module when fully expanded in space.[4]

The weight of the module could be as low as 70 tonnes (150,000 lb)[2] but for the BA-2100 would more likely be "in the range of 100 metric tonnes",[5] and is substantially larger than the BA 330, with the docking ends of the module alone estimated at approximately 25 feet (7.6 m) in diameter.[2] The concept model showed the docking ports at both ends.[6] The BA-2100 would require the use of a super-heavy-lift launch vehicle–and would require an 8-meter fairing for launch–a launch vehicle that is not currently available.[5]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e "International Space Development Conference - Bigelow Slideshow". Bigelow Aerospace. 2011-05-24. http://images.spaceref.com/news/2011/bigelow.chrtz.isdc.pdf. Retrieved 27 May 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c "Bigelow Aerospace Shows Off Bigger, Badder Space Real Estate, 28 Oct 2010, accessed 2010-12-11". http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/space/news/bigelow-aerospace-ba2100-hotel. 
  3. ^ Bigelow Marketing Inflatable Space Stations, Aviation Week, 2010-05-06, accessed 2010-12-11.
  4. ^ "BA-2100 module and other Bigelow Aerospace news, 29 Oct 2010". http://nextbigfuture.com/2010/10/ba-2100-module-and-other-bigelow.html. 
  5. ^ a b Bigelow Aerospace's Space Station, interview with Bigelow Aerospace Vice President Jay Ingham, International Symposium for Private and Commercial Spaceflight, at 2:45, 21 Oct 2010, accessed 2010-12-11. "if a super-heavy-lift launch vehicle ever did exist ... would require an 8-meter fairing to launch this ... BA-2100 ... probably in the range of around 100 metric tons. ... We have concepts for slightly smaller modules that would fit on the modified Delta IV ... 70 metric ton, six- or seven-meter fairing ... about 1150 cubic meters, equivalent to the existing space station."
  6. ^ "BA-2100 module and other Bigelow Aerospace news". http://nextbigfuture.com/2010/10/ba-2100-module-and-other-bigelow.html. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
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