8.8K views · 272 reactions | A 1/3 scale prototype of Sierra Space's LIFE inflatable habitat was run through an Accelerated Systematic Creep Test within a NASA-designed disposable building in Feb. 2023. The testing has demonstrated that the “pressure shell design has a predicted life of far greater than 60 years,” according to Sierra Space. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: Sierra Space | edited by [Steve Spaleta](https://twitter.com/stevespaleta) | Space.com | Facebook

Sierra Space has conducted stress test of a full-scale inflatable space habitat. It exceeded NASA's safety levels by 27 percent, according to a release from Sierra Space. Full Story 👉 https://trib.al/xdAkQAV Credit: Sierra Space | Space.com

NASA Conducts 2nd Full-Scale Inflatable Habitat Burst Pressure Test FriendsofNASA.org: NASA, Sierra Space, and ILC Dover recently conducted the second full-scale ultimate burst pressure test on Sierra Space’s Large Integrated Flexible Environment (LIFE) habitat using testing capabilities at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The inflatable module is planned to be used for human habitation in orbit, including on Blue Origin’s commercial space station, Orbital Reef, as par