http://www.ilcdover.com/SpaceInf/habitats/transhab.htm
Inflatable Habitat being considered for: Mars Transfer vehicle
(TransHab) International Space Station Habitation Module
NASA JSC lead development
ILC Dover is on IPT and is a component fabricator
Effort Consists of : Design (Gas Retention Bladder / Structural Restraint / MMOD & Thermal shields) Manufacture of full size test units Test - Hydro-inflation in JSC NBF, Thermal-Vacuum test in JSC Chamber, Hypervelocity impact test
When we go to space we will need protection from the vacuum and from radiation and from getting picked apart by fast moving bits of space debrie. Many different layers of material, put together in a flexible package should help us survive. You might be interested in seeing what ILC Dover is doing. - LRK -
