NASA and Sierra Space Burst a Space Station on Purpose
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#6J1X3)
NASA and Sierra Space intentionally burst an inflatable space station in ground testing. It surpassed the 63 PSI goal and is stronger than normal steel space stations. The test article reached over 77 PSI before failing. The inflatable station has nine layers of material for the walls. There is an inflatable module on the space ...