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title: Inflatable Space Habitat
type: technology
url: "https://www.envisioning.com/research/apogee/inflatable-space-habitat"
hub: apogee
summary: Expandable structures that deploy in orbit to create living and working space for astronauts
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# Inflatable Space Habitat

Expandable structures that deploy in orbit to create living and working space for astronauts
- Technology Readiness Level: 7/9
- Impact: 5/5
- Investment: 5/5
Inflatable space habitats expand after launch to provide larger interior volumes than rigid structures. Development; prototypes built and tested (BEAM on ISS). Applications: space habitats, stations, deep-space missions. Bigelow Aerospace and others developing systems.

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Source: Envisioning — Technology Research Institute (https://www.envisioning.com/research/apogee/inflatable-space-habitat)