Max Space is designing expandable modules that it believes can be made larger and less expensively than alternatives. Credit: Max Space COLORADO SPRINGS — A startup has unveiled plans to develop ...

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 ...

Max Space says its inflatable architecture can be easily scaled to larger sizes. Credit: Max Space COLORADO SPRINGS—Startup Max Space has manifested an inflatable space station module on a SpaceX ...

The company conducted a spectacular burst test on a full-scale LIFE module to assess the strength of its pressure shell. Reading time 2 minutes You can’t fly an inflatable module to space without ...

Sierra Space has completed a key test of its inflatable space habitat, as the company progresses toward launching and operating a private space station with Blue Origin before the end of the decade.

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 ...

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 Add Popular ...

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 ...

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Sierra Space has completed a key test of its inflatable space habitat, as the company progresses toward launching and operating a private space station with Blue Origin before the end of the decade.