[Vince Ferrer]

A small version of this type of inflatable module was the payload on the latest SpaceX launch (that successfully landed on the barge). These modules can also be made for the Moon and Mars.

[Dagnabitt]

Cool tech. The ISS has a lot of total volume, but there are no big spaces due to the limitations of the Space Shuttle and Russian boosters that brought up the individual segments. Even Skylab had a big open space courtesy of the much more capable Saturn V. The interior shots of astronauts in Skylab have a much more sci-fi feel than does the inside of ISS.

[gaijin]

I love your space stuff.

Never go away!

[PIF]

One interesting point here is that the tech was originally developed by NASA to be used in future space stations, but the tech was defunded by the Congress - H.R. 1654 (106th): National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2000, sponsored by Dana Rohrabacher, Representative from California’s 48th District, Republican.