An introduction to inflatable spacecraft

“You can think of it as going from a pencil to a coke can after expansion,” says one of the experts promoting the idea of inflatable spacecraft.

No prizes for guessing that the next question from the lips of the New scientist reporter is, “Is it safe?”

Turns out, the argument is, that inflatable fabric spacecraft may be safer then metal ones – at least, according to ballistic tests.

So, without further delay, an introduction to inflatable and bullet proof spacecraft.