[Interview] How Inflatable Space Habitats Will Change Space Exploration

In this interview, I'm talking with Shawn Buckley who is the Senior Director of Engineering at Sierra Space. We talk about the development of their LIFE module, discuss how inflatable habitats can change space exploration and what part they play in humanity's space future.

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• 00:00 Intro
• 01:32 Burst tests
• 02:50 What is the LIFE Module
• 08:00 Working with NASA
• 09:11 Risks of inflatable habitats
• 15:33 Inside the module
• 18:39 Deployment in space
• 25:14 Project timeframe
• 27:20 Future applications
• 39:29 Humanity in space
• 41:06 Outro

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