FYI,

"Bigelow Aerospace Unveils $14.9 Million Price Tag for Four Weeks at
Orbital Complex from 2012"
Flight Newsletter
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/04/10/213196/bigelow-
aerospace-unveils-14.9-million-price-tag-for-four-weeks-at-orbital-
complex-from.html

: Bigelow Aerospace founder Robert Bigelow has unveiled his business
: plan and prices for providing transportation to and from his
: planned low Earth orbit space complex and the leasing of sections
: of that private space station.

: Speaking on 10 April at the Space Foundation's National Space
: Symposium Bigelow expects to offer four week stays in low Earth
: orbit for $11,950,000 in 2007 dollars, or $14, 950,000 in 2012
: dollars. This will cover pre-flight training and transportation
: there and back. Interested parties can place a fully refundable
: deposit of 10% of the cost of the trip now.

: Bigelow wants to have 14 professional astronauts working for him,
: providing training and taking the customers to the space complex.
: The space modules, which are based on the inflatable technology
: Bigelow has tested with his Genesis I spacecraft, will be outfitted
: with a galley, a life support system for six people and exercise
: equipment. There could also be private cabins. He is offering an
: extra four weeks at the space station for another $2,950,000 in
: 2012 dollars.

: "We will offer a free [extra vehiclar activity] experience to our
: customers," Bigelow said at his 10 April symposium presentation.

: As well as private individuals or groups Bigelow expects to have
: what he calls Sovereign Clients. They are governments and he wants
: to offer his space complex to the countries that have already
: visited the International Space Station. As well as governments
: Bigelow is aiming for a range of industries to use his space
: station. Those industries range from biotechnology to automotive.

: These governments and corporations could lease sections of the
: space station for confidential research work. Bigelow's leasing
: prices for the station modules are divided into full or half use of
: a module for a year or a month. To lease a module for a full year
: the lease price is $88 million. To lease half a module for a month
: the cost is $4.5 million.

Mark Reiff