With successful airlock test, Lockheed Martin invests in inflatable space structures

Rowan Palmer, a systems engineer within the Lockheed Martin Space softgoods and habitation team, inspects an inflatable airlock test unit. Credit: Barbara David

LITTLETON, CO. – The common saying that “space is hard” may need redefinition, given the increasing use of softgoods to fashion inflatable structures from airlocks to habitats for future lunar […]

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