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 ...

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 ...

An element of a commercial space station, Orbital Reef, under development by Blue Origin and Sierra Space, recently completed a full-scale ultimate burst pressure test as part of the agency's efforts ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Of all the technologies currently being developed for our species’ future space exploration efforts, the Large Inflatable Flexible Environment must be one of the craziest. Being developed by Sierra ...

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 ...