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Burst Pressure Test Conducted on Sierra Space Life Habitat Structure

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Tom Patton
Sep 15, 2022
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The first successful Ultimate Burst Pressure (UBP) test for the Large Inflatable Flexible Environment (LIFE) habitat has been completed by Sierra Space. The test was sponsored by Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships-2 (NextSTEP-2) Appendix A Habitat Systems project, which is managed by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, and was perform…

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