Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. That's now five space station prototypes blown up for science's sake. The Colorado company Sierra Space, which is creating an ...

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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. When you ...

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Engineers intentionally blew up a full-scale prototype of an inflatable space module that could be used in future missions. Watch the big bang unfold here. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

The deliberate explosion capped a month-long test of a module that is being certified for future space missions. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.