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(Pythom.com/by Tina Sjogren) Robert Bigelow set up his goal to go to space already as a kid. To get the money needed, he went straight into real estate and built the Las Vegas hotel chain Budget Suites of America. By 1999 Bigelow had made a fortune, and was investing millions into UFO and paranormal research. In 2006, Genesis I kicked off Bigelow's biggest journey into space yet. She was the first expandable space habitat on orbit and at only a few million bucks - the cheapest all-inclusive ever in the world of aerospace. The 30-ft space tent blew up like a balloon...
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