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4.2.  Inflatables












                      Thesis Report V-SPARC VIT














                          Figure 16 – BEAM (Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/16/tech/beam-inflatable-

                                                    habitat-iss-irpt/index.html)
                                                       Figure 16 : BEAM
                         )   Bigelow’s Genesis I and

                           II, BEAM


                           Design:             system has been demonstrated in space

                          Launch:            can be compactly packaged

                          Operation:        immediate operational capabilities
                          Installation:     can afford some pre-integration

                          Materials:        multi-layered envelope, each layer with

                                                   special features
                          Architecture:   larger habitable volume on site; not

                                                   divided into smaller volumes









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