Robert Bigelow , an important figure in the quickly produce private space industriousness , has come out with some rather controversial panorama about alien life .
In an interview withCBS News , Mr Bigelow , 72 , said he believed that aliens had come in to Earth , and were continuing to do so .
“ I ’m absolutely convinced [ in extraterrestrial ] , ” he tell . “ That ’s all there is to it . ”
He say he cogitate there is an “ subsist ET presence ” on Earth , and that he does n’t “ give a darn ” about revealing his opinion in public .
“ It ’s [ intelligent spirit ] just like mightily under hoi polloi ’s noses , ” he said . “ Oh my gosh . Wow . ”
The idea that there is foreign biography elsewhere in the universe is not itself too controversial . There are billions of planets in our galaxy alone , so there might well be something out there – level-headed or otherwise .
His company , Bigelow Aerospace , was responsible for installing thefirst everinflatable module on the International Space Station ( ISS ) last twelvemonth . This technology might one 24-hour interval be used for long - draw missions to Mars , making Bigelow Aerospace somewhat useful .
Mr Bigelow is not the firsthigh - profilespace figure to believe aliens are visiting Earth . The belated Apollo astronaut Edgar Mitchell , for example , had someinteresting viewson the thing .
But he may be one of the more influential . In the same audience , he talked about how private industry is becoming dominant in space , something that his company is very much involve in .
In April 2016 , the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module ( BEAM ) was attach to the ISS . It expanded to five times its intensity when it was pump full of air in May , and astronauts arenow monitoringhow it is knock off with being in space . It ’s groundbreaking technology that no one has really perfect before .
The company also has a partnership with the United Launch Alliance ( ULA ) to look into establish aspace hotelin Earth orbit as early as 2020 . Called the B330 , it would leave for extra research to take place in Earth orbit . Several mental faculty could be joined together to make a larger home ground , which could be visited by commercial spacecraft presently in production such as SpaceX ’s Crew Dragon or Boeing ’s Starliner .
Hopefully , Mr Bigelow ’s views will not hamper any of his company ’s efforts in these area .
