On March 3, 1969, Apollo 9 launched three astronauts on the first crewed test flight of NASA’s lunar module, which astronauts later used to land on the moon. Astronauts James McDivitt, David Scott ...

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A subscale version of Sierra Space's LIFE module, equipped with a metallic plate representing a window, is prepared for a burst test. Credit: Sierra Space KIHEI, Hawaii — Sierra Space conducted ...

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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 ...