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Huh, so it's kind of like an inflatable module, but made of interlocking rigid panels? An interesting concept. I am undecided as to whether the increased volume would be worth the additional complexity.
It's cool to see concepts like this, even if I don't expect anything like it to happen anytime soon.
Another one that comes to mind is ThinkOrbital's spherical station made from welding together rigid panels like a soccer ball.
It’s apparently a much bigger internal volume than you’d get with today’s inflatable tech. With the caveat, of course, that inflatable tech has been tested already and this has not (though we’ve used origami techniques to expand payloads before, like on the JWST)
As long as the complexity doesn’t hurt the durability, it should be fine