Sierra Space advances habitat shielding technology with hypervelocity trials at NASA White Sands

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2025

Sierra Space has completed a major step toward enhancing the resilience of its expandable space station habitat, LIFE, through a series of hypervelocity impact tests carried out at NASA's White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Conducted with NASA's support, the trials focused on refining a protective shield capable of enduring the intense hazards found in orbit. The LIFE habi