Prototype moon base heads to South Pole
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An inflatable habitat designed for explorers on the moon or Mars is headed to Antarctica for a test run.
The habitat — engineered by ILC Dover and resembling an inflatable backyard bounce for children — will make its South Pole debut early next year. NASA demonstrated the inflatable prototype on Wednesday at ILC Dover's facility in Frederica, Del.
"We deflated [and inflated] it in about 10 minutes," Larry Toups, habitat lead for NASA's Constellation Program Lunar Surface Systems Office, said in an interview. ....Click the link to read more
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Monday 19 November, 2007 09:08 AM |