Sentences with phrase «expandable habitat»
An "expandable habitat" refers to a living space that can be made larger or more spacious when needed. It is flexible and can be expanded or contracted based on the requirements or number of inhabitants. Full definition
Bigelow Aerospace has already tested two other expandable habitats in orbit, without human occupants.
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It's a result of a $ 17.8 million contract the company signed with NASA in 2012 to develop and test expandable habitat technology for potential use in deep space.
Assuming everything goes to plan, BEAM will be attached to the Tranquility Node of the station, and will become the first expandable habitat occupied by humans in space.
Using patented expandable habitats, they plan to greatly exceed the usable space of the International Space Station at a fraction of the cost.
The Super Pet CritterTrail Discovery Deluxe Habitat is a fully expandable habitat with a non-traditional layout, unlike most hamster cages the Discovery Deluxe Habitat is designed with an almost fully opening clear front that provides a great view of your pet's activity and easy access.
A future which will translate those remaining sci - fi visions of the 1960s into a reality; expandable habitats in space, reusing of existing space hardware, space tourism, a return to the Moon and footsteps on Mars.
Like all the conference attendees, he is buoyed by the privatization of space, seen recently in SpaceX launches, Paul Allen's Stratolaunch Systems, and the two test modules for expandable habitats that Bigelow Aerospace has placed in orbit.
Bigelow Aerospace, an American space technology company, has already developed habitat modules, or expandable habitats (the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, or BEAM), which are able to provide radiation and thermal protection and serve as a facility in which astronauts can operate in space.
Tube Cage Tube cages, like CritterTrail, are expandable habitats.