The few space stations humanity deployed into Earth orbit over the past few decades have all been made from the ground up as full-scale structures. That means their elements have been transported in ...
A full-sized version of Sierra Space’s LIFE inflatable module undergoes a burst test confirming it meets NASA safety margins. Credit: Sierra Space WASHINGTON — Sierra Space has successfully tested a ...
Sierra Space has successfully completed an ultimate burst pressure (UBP) test of a full-size inflatable space station module, rupturing the 300-m 3 (3,230-ft. 2) structure at 77 psi—well above NASA’s ...
Following a successful inflatable habitat burst test in December 2022, Lockheed Martin conducted another subscale burst test on June 14 in Colorado—and like the first time, it went off with a bang!