"Sierra Space Conducts In-Space Habitat Test Amid Commercial Space Station Development"

Sierra Space conducted an ultimate burst pressure test on its Large Integrated Flexible Environment (LIFE) habitat, which is designed to be launched encapsulated within any four-meter fairing, docked to a space station in orbit, and then inflated to a 9-meter by 16-meter structure. The test reached 77 pounds per square inch (psi) before bursting, exceeding NASA’s recommended level of 60.8 psi. Sierra Space plans to repeat the test for consistency and aims to have the LIFE habitats in operation by the end of the decade. Other commercial space station projects, such as Orbital Reef, Axiom Station, Haven-1, and Starmax, are also making progress in developing their space stations and modules.