Could these big expandable habitats help humanity settle the moon and Mars?

Artist's illustration of a white inflatable habitat on the moon.

COLORADO SPRINGS — Max Space wants to help humanity expand into the final frontier.

The startup is developing a range of inflatable space habitats, the largest of which could provide as much internal volume as a sports stadium. These plans, which Max Space unveiled on Tuesday (April 9) here at the 39th Space Symposium, are designed to help our species make the difficult leap off its home planet.