Russian Satellite Launched

INFLATABLE SATELLITE: On July 12th, a Russian rocket blasted off with unusual cargo: an inflatable satellite named Genesis I. Five hundred kilometers above Earth, Genesis expanded to full size (10 meters wide), and is now visible in the night sky. On July 15th, Genesis cut across the starry skies of Divide, Colorado.Genesis belongs to Bigelow Aerospace, a private company with plans to deploy a manned space station in Earth orbit. The station would be assembled from inflatable modules. Genesis is a one-third scale prototype; it will circle Earth for five years while researchers study its performance and durability.
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