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!

The grey side of a metal test stand curves upward like a stunted elbow from the bottom right. Its the profile of what's left of the historic Titan rocket's test stand. In the image's center, a cloud ...

A 1/3 scale prototype of Sierra Space's LIFE inflatable habitat was run through an Accelerated Systematic Creep Test within a ...

NASA's LOFTID technology demonstration will inflate a heat shield six meters across and then deploy it from a Centaur upper stage for a reentry test. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON — A payload hitching a ...

A new era for living in space may be about to start. A prototype habitat is headed to the International Space Station for a two-year trial. What makes the module unique is it's launched folded up, and ...

HAMPTON, Va. — NASA is set to test new technology developed at Langley Research Center in Hampton that aims to make a key aspect of space travel easier. On November 1, the space agency plans to launch ...

The Lockheed Martin habitat inflation burst test was conducted on June 14, 2023, at the company's Waterton Canyon facility in Colorado at an old Titan rocket engine test stand. Credit: Lockheed Martin ...

Testing inflatable solar lanterns by Mpowerd Luci for reliability, brightness, and portability outdoors.

French tire maker Michelin and Compagnie Maritime Nantaise said on Thursday they will jointly test Michelin's inflatable wing sail this year on a merchant ship for the first time, in a move that may ...

Space exploration is a very tough business in many ways, but perhaps more so because of the technology that has to be invented for it to achieve its goal. From launch to landing, every single element ...

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CAPE CANAVERAL—In a joint technology demonstration, United Launch Alliance (ULA) and NASA tested a 20-ft.-dia. inflatable heat shield that is intended to pave the way for a future rocket engine ...