<\/p>\n If we are serious about permanent human presence on the moon<\/a> and in space, Miyan told Space.com, “we need real estate that is scalable and built for how humans will actually live and operate off Earth.”<\/p>\n You may like<\/p>\n Practical readiness of materials<\/p>\n Many refer to what’s called Technical Readiness Levels (TRL’s) of their products being readied for use in space.<\/p>\n Max Space relies heavily on its over three decades of material science expertise, referring to and also refers to that knowhow as PRM’s – the Practical Readiness of Materials, said Miyan. “And they are truly ready for long duration space flights and lunar habitation,” he said.<\/p>\n The next era of space habitation will not be built with small thinking, Miyan said.<\/p>\n Strategic partnership<\/p>\n In February a new strategic partnership was announced between Voyager Technologies and Max Space.<\/p>\n “This technology reflects a fundamental shift in how humanity will live and work in space,” said Dylan Taylor, chairman and CEO of Voyager \u2014 a defense and space technology company. Sustained operations on the moon “require infrastructure designed for endurance, scalability and industrial execution,” he said in a press statement.<\/p>\n “The moon<\/a> is no longer a single destination or a flags-and-footprints exercise,” Taylor added. It is the next operational domain in a growing space economy, he said.<\/p>\n \n An illustration of Max Space expandable habitats on the surface of the moon. (Image credit: Max Space)Phased development path<\/p>\n Max Space has been an early pioneer in expandable structure development.<\/p>\n The company’s lightweight expandable habitat launches compactly and expands 20 times larger once deployed in orbit or other destination, allowing a large, fully equipped habitat to launch on a single SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket<\/a>.<\/p>\n The strategic partnership blueprints a phased development path, including ground validation and in-space demonstrations later this decade. That development path’s goal is to enable operational moon and Mars capabilities aligned with NASA’s exploration timelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"an](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ZkQn4m7y3VdmYfjuuexin4.jpg\")
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