NASA to trial Moon balloon pneumo-podule in Antarctic

[Rick]

NASA has today showcased plans to test its inflatable habitat technology - intended for deployment on the inhospitable surfaces of the Moon and Mars - by conducting a dummy run in Antarctica.

Space agency bigwigs announced today that a prototype blow-up moon airbag base facility would be exhibited to the press, before becoming "a component of the McMurdo Station in Antarctica from January 2008 through February 2009".

More: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/14/nasa_inflatable_habitat_moon_mars_antarctic_airbag/