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Can Space Go Condo?

Filed under: Journeys


We know space tourism is getting big but what about space real estate? A company called Bigelow Aerospace recently launched Genesis II, a prototype habitat that may be the future of life in space. The company is getting closer and closer to launching a habitat that can support human life. The first habitat that can support three people, Sundancer, is set to launch in 2010.

Robert Bigelow has already invested $75 million in the company and says that the inflatable could be used for hotels, laboratories or other purposes. The biggest problem he foresees is having enough launch vehicles to get his designs into space. As the article in the Register puts it, what's the point in cheap housing if there is no way to get

How Much Would You Pay For A Shed With A View?

Filed under: Estates

Wow, real estate in Britain is just as crazy as real estate in the United States. Case in point, a boatshed in south Devon which will be auctioned off with a "guide price" of nearly $500,000 by Charles Head & Son this week. The shed is currently being used as a boat store and measures a measly 13 feet wide and 80 feet long for just over 1,000 square feet. The reason for the high price is the fact that it is on the water and has a slipway to the tidal Kingsbridge estuary. Still, that's a lot of cash for a tiny wedge of land and a shack without a bathroom.


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