Space Stations

Sierra Space Hits Latest Milestone on Space Act Agreement

By Craig Bamford

SpaceRef

September 26, 2023

Filed under Dream Chaser, Sierra Space, Space Act Agreement

Sierra Space Hits Latest Milestone on Space Act Agreement — Sierra Space’s inflatable LIFE habitat.

Image credit: Sierra Space.

Sierra Space just completed dramatic (and explosive) testing of a potential space station. Instead of dreading the outcome, however, the company applauded the explosion. It not only served as a proof of concept for its ideas, but also fulfilled a key milestone in an agreement Sierra Space made with NASA to develop a new inflatable module-based space station.

Craig Bamford

Craig is a technology journalist with a strong focus on space-related startups, business, and pop culture. He started working in science & technology media in 2016, and began writing about the Canadian space sector in 2017 for SpaceQ. He is a graduate of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, where he specialized in international conflict analysis and conflict resolution. He lives in Toronto.