Why Inflatable Structures are Important to NASA Now

It's been 10 years since NASA last considered inflatable structures. Back then it was for the International Space Station. Political pressure axed the initiative. Now however inflatable structures look like they could be useful for the moon and Mars. It's about time this technology got a second look.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• NASA
• inflatable
• structures
• ILC
• Dover
• transhab

[SaintofKillers66]

audio is waaaay outta sync man

[G3org3Master]

She looks like a man.

[stardolphin2]

@kenjihimonatashi 'Inflatable' doesn't always mean 'light.' especially with a heavy secure base.

[derman077]

@kenjihimonatashi I would love to read your dissertation on extra terrestrial living. Please enlighten us with a link to your website.

[kenjihimonatashi]

INFLATEABLE WILL BE A BAD IDEA DUE O THE STRUCTURE BEING TOO LIGHT ON THE SURFACE AND ANY KIND OF BAD MOVEMENT WILL TIP IT OVER.

[Drsharky43]

Why not have 2 inflatable sandswich with some hard insulation foam in between. I have used the foam to insulate my hot water pipes in my house and it only take 6oz can to do 40 feet of pipe the stuff foam's like crazy and hard as rock when it dry's with Kevlvar and hard foam nothing will puncher it.

[EdouardDubois]

Still, damned interesting.

Hope the ISS-2 uses them one day.