Kapow! Inflatable space station module blows to pieces in video explosion

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Sierra Space successfully finished its third module test for the Blue Origin-led Orbital Reef private space complex for NASA, on the long road to replace the International Space Station.

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[Greg Ackerson]

...required the module to maintain pressure for at least 100 hours. The explosion took place after 150 hours, exceeding the requirement by 150%.

It exceeded by 50%. For it to have exceeded by 150%, it would have needed to run for 250 hours.

 

[AndrewEvans01]

Thank you for calling it out! It bugged me and I immediately jumped to the comments.

 

[Dearth Serious]

This article needs more background research. Bigelow Aerospace has been defunct with no employees for 2 years and transferred the BEAM module to NASA 1 year ago.