@anteros__
I think the concept is very promising and I'm glad that these tests are proving that. I do think that they should do a test launch and have the habitat sit dormant for at least 3-5 months in space just to observe what could happen in that short period of time with the outer structure.
@allanturmaine5496
Basketweaving in space. It's weird to see the "tech tree" coming full circle.
@jormungandrtheworldserpent8382
the biggest hurdle this tech has to get over is peoples perception of what makes a strong station even with things like Kevlar to prove otherwise people mostly still think something cant be both flexible and strong
@DrVelvetPHD
I used to work as a janitor at the SNC building in Louisville, CO. I got to watch the dream chaser being built. Such a cool experience!
@Picorder
Perhaps this life module should be advertised as an expanding habitat and not an inflatable one unless, of course, if it requires the air pressure to remain "inflated." The interior design and the equipment installed would be interesting to see. ISS is a nightmare with wires and equipment and such.
@BaBa-rs2pg
I love your videos, but the clickbaiting titles are unnecessary in my opinion
@ardma02
Once again, great video!!!! I know all of this information already and still watched every second of this video.
@youtubeisapublisher6407
Just to be completely clear, even a soft rubber-composition space station would not "pop like a balloon" if pierced by a micrometeorite, or under basically any other circumstance unless it was demolished with explosives. The pressure at which tires for example explode is around 200psi, or about 14-15x atmospheric pressure, that is, the difference between the pressure inside of the tire and outside is something like +13-14 Bar. The maximum possible difference between the inside and outside of a space station in air pressure is, for obvious reasons, only +1 Bar. This also assumes that the station is actually pressurized to one full atmosphere, which is doesn't have to be at all, it could drop as low as 70% normal pressure and given a few hours of acclimation time the astronauts living aboard it would be none the worse for wear. The major issue of a soft rubber "balloon" station would be wear and tear from heat cycling, which is the same thing that's wearing the ISS down now. In direct sunlight the temperature in Earth Orbit can get as hot as the inside of a convection oven, while in shadow on the opposite side of the planet it can be more than -200F. These kinds of thermal stresses would in a matter of only a few cycles, rapidly demolish any manmade structure not specifically insulated by layers of para-aramid fiber and high-albedo metal (like the ISS is) away until they became brittle and simply fell apart. That's why nobody plans to use rubber for an expandable station, because it would dry out, crack, and basically disintegrate rapidly in the environment of space.
@Rkwlgjender
4:17 I could see a potentially cool use of thermal imaging for inspecting the integrity of the station as mmod strikes occur. When looking from the inside, any spots with temperature differences could indicate a puncture in the thermal layer, and the scale of that temperature difference would show how many layers were impacted
@dennishanchar-qr3xe
Way to go another very interesting presentation
@Archangel657
"Space is going to be inflatable!" *random <1mm particle flying at 17000-22000 mph*: Not if I have anything to say about it. 😈
@sawtoothspike
How do they handle the internals? surely you would want some subdivision and infrastructure inside
@DundG
Music in the background? Love the ambience! And good gournalism on these projects. Keep them comin!
@TheZombieSaints
I've got a piece of Skylab in a block of acrylic. Just looks like a piece of burned fibreglass or maybe a kevlar type of material. Still pretty cool though I reckon. Great video BTW. I've been wondering how the inflatable pod things have been going
@Praetoreon
Anyone feel like this is a really bad idea and they just haven’t realized it yet?
@jameswilson5165
SPMS Stay Puff Marshmellow Station. Let's get 'em up and Puffed!
@cosmickitteh
4:53 sounds like one of those special scooters really big people use
@knottyboy6086
You would have to be nuts to get in that. Totally nuts.
@mrchapin94
Just imagine how many of those you could put in the starship.
@TheSpaceRaceYT