The next generation of space stations will not be assembled piece by piece like orbital Lego sets. Instead, companies are ...

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 ...

objectives and technical challenges noted in NASA’s Human & Robotic Technology (H&RT) Project Formulation Plan. Reduced stowage volume (or increased packing efficiency), which can have a profound ...

When developing new technology, rarely is having it explode a good thing. Unless you’re demonstrating that an inflatable habitat is capable of surviving environments beyond the extremes of space. As ...

Inflatable space habitats are a relatively new concept in space exploration. Although people started thinking about such things ever since the 1960s, when the original space race was at its peak, it ...

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 ...

The University of Houston is receiving $5 million from NASA to develop expandable infrastructure for the moon and Mars. The money will go toward a new University of Houston research center, called the ...

LOUISVILLE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sierra Space, a leading commercial space-tech company that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth ®, announced today that its expandable space ...