That's now five space station prototypes blown up for science's sake. The Colorado company Sierra Space, which is creating an inflatable module for an International Space Station (ISS) successor, ...
That's one big bang for space station safety. Sierra Space deliberately blew up its first full-scale space station module prototype recently to get ready for future space missions that could take ...
The International Space Station is nearing the end of its life and will soon be crashed back to Earth in spectacular fashion. This means there's a gap in the market for a new space station, and Sierra ...
The pressure was so high, it lofted the entire test stand. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It's inevitable. Testing of ...
Recently, a prototype inflatable space station module built by Sierra Space exploded violently on a test stand at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama. Under normal circumstances, this would ...
Sierra Space’s Large Integrated Flexible Environment (LIFE) module is the size of a house and made from ultra-strong synthetic fiber. By Andrew Paul Published Jan 23, 2024 11:22 AM EST Get the Popular ...
An onboard view of the inflatable module tested aboard the Shijian-19 spacecraft. Credit: CAST BREMEN, Germany — China tested out a small expandable module in orbit during the recent Shijian-19 ...