Sierra LIFE Inflatable Habitat Burst-Tested With Representative Window

LIFE inflatable habitat

Sierra Space has been conducting tests on a sub-scale version of its LIFE inflatable habitat.

Credit: Sierra Space
COLORADO SPRINGS—Sierra Space has successfully completed a burst pressure test on a scaled version of its LIFE (large integrated flexible environment) inflatable habitat fitted for the first time with a metallic window structure. The test, conducted with soft goods partner ILC Dover and NASA at the...
Guy Norris

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