Witnessing an explosion involving a carefully constructed piece of space kit doesn’t look like a good thing, but engineers at Sierra Space was entirely happy to see its LIFE habitat torn apart in a r
ecent burst pressure test as it helped them learn more about its capabilities.
NASA Conducts 2nd Full-Scale Inflatable Habitat Burst Pressure Test The pressure test, the second of its kind since January, took place at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, last month. – Two 4-ft x 4-ft steel blanking plates were integrated into the highest loaded cylinder section of the article; both were 50 pounds lighter than the ones used in the first full-scale test and accommodate larger windows
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