Sierra Space performed a 'burst pressure' test on a space station module prototype, to prepare for future development on the Orbital Reef station for NASA.

The company conducted a spectacular burst test on a full-scale LIFE module to assess the strength of its pressure shell.

Sierra Space's latest deliberate explosion saw a futuristic space module prototype blow to pieces. The burst test is meant to assure safety for a space station that may fly in 2030.

Sierra Space has completed a second full-scale burst test of an inflatable module that the company is developing for the Orbital Reef space station.

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.