Abstract: A stowable and inflatable vehicle, adapted for use as a decoy space vehicle and as a replica of a relatively hot parent space vehicle. In addition to other components, the inventive decoy and replica vehicle includes: a telescoping central tubular member that provides a rigid support and means for telescoping which aids in stowing the replica inventive vehicle; an inflatable structure which forms an external shape; and, a heater blanket in the outer layers of the structure to simulate the surface temperature of the parent vehicle. As a matter of preference, and in this adaptation, the inventive replica space vehicle is of a conical external configuration.