Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
Sierra Space wants to send an inflatable habitat with more volume than the entire International Space Station into space on a single 7m fairing launch. At least that’s the goal as the company begins working toward an actual test article even larger than the ones we’ve seen in recent testing.
They believe the ability to launch a relatively small uninflated habitat and then inflate it on orbit into a massive structure is the future of space stations in LEO and even beyond. With the recent completion of a second Ultimate Burst Pressure test, the company is making some significant progress. Here I will go more in-depth into their recent progress, even larger inflatable, upcoming testing, and more.
Full article here - thespacebucket.com/sierra-space-is-working-on-an-even-bigger-inflatable-habitat
For more space-related content check out - thespacebucket.com
Credit:
Sierra Space - youtube.com/@UCRLfhb0ZRhIYVzL-tjgEATw
NASA - youtube.com/channel/UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:35 - Even More Testing
3:50 - Lots of Layers
Sierra Space wants to send an inflatable habitat with more volume than the entire International Space Station into space on a single 7m fairing launch. At least that’s the goal as the company begins working toward an actual test article even larger than the ones we’ve seen in recent testing.
They believe the ability to launch a relatively small uninflated habitat and then inflate it on orbit into a massive structure is the future of space stations in LEO and even beyond. With the recent completion of a second Ultimate Burst Pressure test, the company is making some significant progress. Here I will go more in-depth into their recent progress, even larger inflatable, upcoming testing, and more.
Full article here - thespacebucket.com/sierra-space-is-working-on-an-even-bigger-inflatable-habitat
For more space-related content check out - thespacebucket.com
Credit:
Sierra Space - youtube.com/@UCRLfhb0ZRhIYVzL-tjgEATw
NASA - youtube.com/channel/UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:35 - Even More Testing
3:50 - Lots of Layers
