Inflatable space stations offer far more interior room than traditional modules, creating a living environment that feels unexpectedly spacious. Astronauts move through soft-walled corridors designed ...

Blow-up rafts are just the thing for lounging at the pool, blow-up beds for a houseful of guests. But a blow-up spacecraft? It may sound more “Jetsons” than “Right Stuff,” but NASA is about to put the ...

Space station astronauts are getting their first inflatable room. The technology demo is meant to pave the way for moon bases and Mars expeditions, as well as orbiting outposts catering to scientists ...

Forget blowup air mattresses. Space station astronauts are getting their first inflatable room. It's a technology demo meant to pave the way for moon bases and Mars expeditions, as well as orbiting ...

LAS VEGAS - NASA is partnering with a commercial space company in a bid to replace the cumbersome "metal cans" that now serve as astronauts' homes in space with inflatable bounce-house-like habitats ...