Robert Bigelow
hotel and aerospace entrepreneur from the United States
Robert Thomas Bigelow (born May 12, 1944) is an American businessman. He owns the hotel chain Budget Suites of America and is the founder of Bigelow Aerospace. Bigelow Aerospace has launched 2 experimental space modules, Genesis I and Genesis II, and has plans to launch full-fledged modules that will be used as orbital hotels (see Bigelow Commercial Space Station), research laboratories and factories.[1]
Robert Bigelow | |
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 Bigelow in 2011 | |
| Born | Robert Thomas Bigelow May 12, 1944 |
| Education | University of Nevada, Reno Arizona State University, Tempe (BA) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse |
Diane Mona Grammy
(m. 1965; died 2020) |
| Children | 2 |
Bigelow has provided financial support for investigations of UFOs and parapsychological topics.[2]
References
change- ↑ Malik, Tariq; published, Leonard David (2007-06-28). "Bigelow's Second Orbital Module Launches Into Space". Space.com. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ↑ Blumenthal, Ralph (2021-01-21). "Can Robert Bigelow (and the Rest of Us) Survive Death?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
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