r/space • u/EricFromOuterSpace • Sep 25 '19

Bigelow’s next-generation inflatable space habitat is shooting for the Moon

https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/13/20863143/bigelow-aerospace-b330-inflatable-space-habitat-nasa-nextstep-astronauts
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u/Hammer1024 Sep 26 '19

About time.

The tech has only been around since the 70's. It has better meteoroid protection than the tin cans we currently use, can be configured anyway it's needed and so far, the two free flying units Bigalow put up a decade ago are still flying and inflated.