Name: We Toured the World’s First Inflatable Space Station. Here’s What It Was Like.
Uploaded: 2024-06-25T13:39:20-04:00
Duration: 5 min
Description: An inflatable space station? It’s not as crazy as it sounds. Colorado-based Sierra Space is planning to replace the International Space Station (ISS) once it retires at the end of the decade with a series of inflatable living quarters that will let scientists, artists, and others live and work for weeks. For its first act, […]

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We Toured the World’s First Inflatable Space Station. Here’s What It Was Like.

An inflatable space station? It’s not as crazy as it sounds. Colorado-based Sierra Space is planning to replace the International Space Station (ISS) once it retires at the end of the decade with a series of inflatable living quarters that will let scientists, artists, and others live and work for weeks. For its first act, […]

I toured American’s pilot training academy, where new hires learn to fly Airbus and Boeing jets. Here’s what the 3-week program looks like.

American Airlines employs more than 15,000 pilots to fly its fleet of Airbus and Boeing planes. New hires spend 19 days doing ground and simulator training before flying passengers. Students train for everything from wind sheer and go-arounds to engine and hydraulics failures. Airline pilots, who are responsible for hundreds of lives daily, dedicate years […]