Following a successful inflatable habitat burst test in December 2022, Lockheed Martin conducted another subscale burst test on June 14 in Colorado—and like the first time, it went off with a bang!

A large inflatable heat shield developed by NASA’s Space Technology Program has successfully survived a trip through Earth’s atmosphere while travelling at hypersonic speeds up to 7,600 mph. The ...

When you think of the blistering, brutal re-entry temperatures generated by plowing through Earth’s atmosphere, using fabric doesn’t come quickly to mind. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

NASA's LOFTID technology demonstration will inflate a heat shield six meters across and then deploy it from a Centaur upper stage for a reentry test. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON — A payload hitching a ...

When you think of the blistering, brutal re-entry temperatures generated by plowing through Earth’s atmosphere, using fabric doesn’t come quickly to mind. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

NASA launched an inflatable spacecraft heat shield on Mondayto test the technology for use on future space missions. The test flight lofted a vacuum-packed shroud atop a smallsounding rocket from NASA ...

A new era for living in space may be about to start. A prototype habitat is headed to the International Space Station for a two-year trial. What makes the module unique is it's launched folded up, and ...

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 ...