Infrastructure · Orbital & Surface Infrastructure · Demonstrated
Inflatable Habitat
Habitats that launch compact and expand in space, giving far more volume per kilogram than rigid modules. The Genesis demonstrators and the BEAM module on the ISS have proven the concept in orbit.
Orbital & Surface InfrastructureDemonstrated
Highlights
- ›More living volume per kilogram launched
Worlds, stations & materials
Knowledge connections
- Member of groupOrbital & Surface Infrastructure
- Associated withGenesis I
- Associated withGenesis II
- Associated withInternational Space Station
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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