Hoberman Sphere in Space:Hoberman has been awarded a contract by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) to design and engineer a 10-meter diameter expanding sphere that will be launched into low-earth orbit in 2010. The sphere will be used as a callibration tool for radars studying the ionosphere.
Listen to Chuck Hoberman and lead NRL physicist, Paul Bernhardt interviewed on NPR's Studio 360 about the Hoberman Sphere's maiden space voyage.