Satnews Daily
February 21st, 2018

Bigelow Space Operations Inauguration Announced


Bigelow Aerospace has introduced Bigelow Space Operations (BSO), a new commercial space company that is the sales, operational and customer service company that manages and operates space stations developed by Bigelow Aerospace.

With the two launches of B330-1 and B330-2 expected in 2021, the time is now in 2018 to initiate BSO activity. These single structures that house humans on a permanent basis will be the largest, most complex structures ever known as stations for human use in space. The customers that B330 will seek to accommodate will be very diverse.


Bigelow Space Operations B330 spacecraft that will serve many missions. Two B330's should be ready for launch in 2021.
Image is courtesy of Bigelow Space Operations.

Bigelow Space Operations has a mission to market and operate these and other space stations, including future generations developed by Bigelow Aerospace that are so capable, so diverse and so large that they can accommodate virtually unlimited use almost anywhere.

Over time, Bigelow Aerospace will manufacture a single station, launched on a single rocket that will contain more than 2.4 times the pressurized volume of the entire International Space Station— the company intends for BSO to market and operate these, as well. A new manufacturing facility for these giant stations would have to be built in Florida, Alabama or other suitable location.

However, first, there is something quite important that BSO must do this year. The time is now to quantify in detail the global, national and corporate commercial space market for orbiting stations. This subject has had ambiguity for many years. BSO will be spending millions of dollars this year to establish concrete answers.

BSO is now hiring to fill many diverse positions.