Rekall Incorporated@piefed.social to Space@mander.xyzEnglish · 17 days agoNo assembly required: Proposed space station fits into one launchwww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down10
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minus-squareburble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·17 days agoYes, and they can even be better at dealing with debris strikes than solid modules. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflatable_space_habitat#Advantages There has been an inflatable module, BEAM, on the ISS for almost 10 years: https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/bigelow-expandable-activity-module-beam/
Yes, and they can even be better at dealing with debris strikes than solid modules.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflatable_space_habitat#Advantages
There has been an inflatable module, BEAM, on the ISS for almost 10 years:
https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/bigelow-expandable-activity-module-beam/