Following a successful inflatable habitat burst test in December 2022, Lockheed Martin conducted another subscale burst test on June 14 in Colorado—and like the first time, it went off with a bang!

Based on a presentation to the 13th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Honolulu, May 25-30, 2003. A new high-strength steel with a specified minimum yield strength of 120 ksi has ...

A subscale version of Sierra Space's LIFE module, equipped with a metallic plate representing a window, is prepared for a burst test. Credit: Sierra Space KIHEI, Hawaii — Sierra Space conducted ...

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 ...

Sierra Space recently conducted a burst test of a subscale version of its Large Inflatable Flexible Environment (LIFE) habitat. The one-third scale module burst at 192 pounds per square inch (PSI), ...

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 ...

The ability to mathematically relate peel and burst test data could allow results to be taken more rapidly to production and quality control personnel. Peel and burst tests are used by both users and ...

LOUISVILLE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sierra Space, a leading pureplay commercial space company building the first end-to-end business and technology platform in space, announced today that it is on the ...

NASA and Sierra Space intentionally burst an inflatable space station in ground testing. It surpassed the 63 PSI goal and is stronger than normal steel space stations. The test article reached over 77 ...

HyImpulse, Technologies in partnership with Greek advanced composite manufacturer, Adamant Composites, is proud to announce the successful completion of a hydrostatic burst test of a groundbreaking ...

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 ...