Recently, a prototype inflatable space station module built ... complex would need to fit inside the payload bay of the Space Shuttle. In practice, this meant that Station modules would need ...

An inflatable space habitat had its first full-scale stress test this week, bursting in a massive explosion captured on video. Scientists say the information gleaned from this experiment will help ...

NASA and Sierra Space blew up another space habitat in June, and everyone is smiling about it. That’s because the full-size inflatable structure in this Ultimate Burst Pressure test only failed ...

Before leaving the space shuttle to perform tasks in space ... in which the crew must parachute from the orbiter. The suit has inflatable bladders that fill it with oxygen from the orbiter.

BEIJING — An inflatable capsule has passed its in-orbit flight test aboard China's Shijian 19 satellite, according to the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) on Thursday. The test was a ...