Robert Thomas Bigelow (born May 12, 1944) is an American businessman. He owns Budget Suites of America and is the founder of Bigelow Aerospace. Bigelow has provided financial support for investigations of UFOs and parapsychological topics, including the continuation of consciousness after death. Early life. Bigelow grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada, attended Highland Elementary School, and was first exposed to science through a number of the nuclear weapons tests conducted at the Nevada National Security Site, about 70 miles (100 km) northwest of the city.
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