Sierra Space, a leading commercial space company at the forefront of creating and building the future of space transportation and infrastructure for low-Earth orbit (LEO) commercialization, announced ...

A 300-cubic-meter inflatable module exceeded NASA safety margins by more than 20% in a recent burst test. Credit: Sierra Space LONDON — Sierra Space has completed a second full-scale burst test of an ...

The few space stations humanity deployed into Earth orbit over the past few decades have all been made from the ground up as full-scale structures. That means their elements have been transported in ...

Sierra Space has successfully completed an ultimate burst pressure (UBP) test of a full-size inflatable space station module, rupturing the 300-m 3 (3,230-ft. 2) structure at 77 psi—well above NASA’s ...

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 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. SpaceX's new Starship prototype appeared to burst during a pressure test late Friday (Feb. 28), ...

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 ...

HOUSTON — If you live near NASA, be prepared for a loud boom this weekend. Engineers at Johnson Space Center are conducting a pressure test on Saturday that will create a sudden burst of noise between ...