Moments before Discovery's launch, NASA camera caught the space station passing through its orbit above Florida.

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

However, since Ares I is capable only of reaching low Earth orbit and the space station is the only habitable thing in low Earth orbit, Ares I by itself would be a road to nowhere.

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It will orbit near the station during the shuttle's visit, ready to move into position in early April.

BBC: NEWS | Science/Nature | Endeavour launched from Florida

By 2016 Bigelow expects to have a fully functioning station in orbit and to begin charging rent for it.

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