{"type":"organizations","slug":"bigelow-aerospace","title":"Bigelow Aerospace","url":"https://disclosdex.com/organizations/bigelow-aerospace","description":"Commercial space company founded by Robert Bigelow that sponsored private studies of anomalous aerial phenomena","date":"1999-04-01T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Industry"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","connectionCount":3,"content":{"markdown":"## Interest in UAP Research\n\nBigelow Aerospace developed expandable space habitats and funded investigations into unexplained aerial encounters. The firm partnered with government programs like AATIP to analyze sensor data and eyewitness testimony.[^1][^2][^3][^4][^5]\n\n\n[^1]: https://www.bigelowaerospace.com/\n[^2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigelow_Aerospace\n[^3]: https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-to-test-bigelow-expandable-module-on-space-station/\n[^4]: https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/bigelow-expandable-activity-module-beam/\n[^5]: https://www.aaro.mil/Portals/136/PDFs/UAP_RECORDS_RESEARCH/History_and_Origin_of_KONA_BLUE_FINAL_508.pdf?ver=VWt5t7KtzTZzZ3bZoEAGqA%3D%3D","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[{"ref":{"type":"organizations","slug":"uap-disclosure-network","title":"UAP Disclosure Network","url":"https://disclosdex.com/organizations/uap-disclosure-network"},"direction":"inbound","weight":1},{"ref":{"type":"people","slug":"mike-gold","title":"Mike Gold","url":"https://disclosdex.com/people/mike-gold"},"direction":"inbound","weight":1},{"ref":{"type":"people","slug":"daniel-inouye","title":"Daniel Inouye","url":"https://disclosdex.com/people/daniel-inouye"},"direction":"inbound","weight":1}],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/organizations/bigelow-aerospace","title":"Bigelow Aerospace","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/organizations/bigelow-aerospace","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}}