The ability to mathematically relate peel and burst test data could allow results to be taken more rapidly to production and quality control personnel. Peel and burst tests are used by both users and ...

Following a successful inflatable habitat burst test in December 2022, Lockheed Martin conducted another subscale burst test on June 14 in Colorado—and like the first time, it went off with a bang!

Sierra Space recently conducted a burst test of a subscale version of its Large Inflatable Flexible Environment (LIFE) habitat. The one-third scale module burst at 192 pounds per square inch (PSI), ...

A 300-cubic-meter inflatable module exceeded NASA safety margins by more than 20% in a recent burst test. Credit: Sierra Space LONDON — Sierra Space has completed a second full-scale burst test of an ...