An inflatable concept habitation module developed by Sierra Nevada Corporation is being tested at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
An inflatable concept habitation module developed by Sierra Nevada Corporation is being tested at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA is conducting a series of tests inside five deep space habitation prototypes built by American companies to develop ideas about how astronauts will live and work on the Gateway. The prototypes are part of NASA’s NextSTEP habitation effort, which began in 2015 with four companies completing year-long concept studies. Those studies set the foundation for prototype development from 2016 to 2018 – this time with five companies submitting concepts. Credit: NASA.