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 ...
The International Space Station is nearing the end of its life and will soon be crashed back to Earth in spectacular fashion. This means there's a gap in the market for a new space station, and Sierra ...
Recently, a prototype inflatable space station module built by Sierra Space exploded violently on a test stand at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama. Under normal circumstances, this would ...
'The future of space is limited by space.' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It's high time to crank up the volume in space! That's ...
Sierra Space completed this test to prepare for Orbital Reef, a private space complex to replace the International Space Station. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
Watch Sierra Space’s inflatable space habitat undergo its second ‘ultimate burst pressure’ test. Watch Sierra Space’s inflatable space habitat undergo its second ‘ultimate burst pressure’ test. is a ...
An onboard view of the inflatable module tested aboard the Shijian-19 spacecraft. Credit: CAST BREMEN, Germany — China tested out a small expandable module in orbit during the recent Shijian-19 ...
The IMCAS test team for the reconfigurable flexible on-orbit manufacturing platform. Credit: IMCAS HELSINKI — A Chinese institute recently completed ground tests on what it describes as a ...
Inflatable space technology represents the future of space travel, says a Lockheed Martin vice president who sees such innovative engineering eventually being used for everything from lunar habitats ...