One of his first calls was to Greg Bennett, a former Boeing Co. engineer who worked on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's space-station project. Mr. Bennett is founder of the Artemus Society, which aims to put a colony on the moon. Mr. Bennett joined Bigelow Aerospace, which Mr. Bigelow set up to pursue the space hotel, in April. Mr. Bigelow is planning an arrow-shaped headquarters outside Las Vegas for Bigelow Aerospace. It will look like a giant spaceship, with pod-like pillars.
Construction is supposed to start next year.
It's going to hinge on whether over the next 15 years the launch industry can gets its act together, Mr. Bigelow says. That's a big if, but it hasn't stopped Mr. Bigelow from planning how he would wow people with the hotel. Although Bigelow Aerospace was formed as a profit-making corporation, Mr. Bigelow admits that its chances of making money are slim. Mr. Bigelow leans forward from his desk. Inc. All Rights Reserved.