A billionaire just launched a company to sell hotel reservations in space - and outdo NASA with a 'monster' space station

Facebook/Bigelow AerospaceAn illustration of two inflatable Bigelow Aerospace B330 space hotels linked together.

• On Tuesday, hotel billionaire Robert Bigelow announced the launch of Bigelow Space Operations.
• The new company will operate inflatable space stations called B330s, which are being developed by Bigelow Aerospace (a space hardware company).
• The first two B330 modules are slated for launch in 2021.
• BSO is also working with the International Space Station to carry its payloads.
• Bigelow hopes to build an inflatable space station more than twice as big as the ISS.

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Robert Bigelow, who made his billions from the hotel chain Budget Suites of America, has officially launched a new spaceflight company called Bigelow Space Operations (BSO).

Bigelow, age 72, founded Bigelow Aerospace in 1999. That company develops space hardware and built an inflatable room , called the Bigelow