Robert Bigelow is best known in space circles as the founder of Bigelow Aerospace, developer of inflatable space habitats, but in his home state of Nevada he’s also a significant political donor. An AP article reports that Bigelow has contributed about one quarter of the money raised this year by Bob Beers, a state senator seeking the Republican nomination for governor. Bigelow is “by far the biggest single source” of funding for the Beers campaign. This is not the first foray into political fundraising for Bigelow, according to the AP: “Bigelow helped to finance a media blitz against major tax increases eventually passed by the 2003 Legislature.”
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