space architecture | news, projects, and interviews https://www.designboom.com/tag/space-architecture/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Tue, 27 Aug 2024 07:50:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 MIT’s rocket horizon project reimagines spaceX starship HLS as sustainable lunar habitats https://www.designboom.com/readers/mit-rocket-horizon-spacex-starship-hls-sustainable-lunar-habitats-08-26-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/readers/mit-rocket-horizon-spacex-starship-hls-sustainable-lunar-habitats-08-26-2024/#respond Mon, 26 Aug 2024 14:45:45 +0000 RW https://www.designboom.com/?p=1085580

the MIT approach minimizes the need for on-site construction, enabling a faster habitat setup that supports human life on the moon.

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space scientists 3D print LEGO bricks with meteorite dust to build astronaut homes on moon https://www.designboom.com/technology/space-scientists-3d-printed-lego-bricks-meteorite-dust-moon-esa-european-agency-06-25-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/space-scientists-3d-printed-lego-bricks-meteorite-dust-moon-esa-european-agency-06-25-2024/#respond Tue, 25 Jun 2024 01:05:00 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1073367

dubbed ESA space bricks, these 3D printed LEGO-like blocks are aimed for the construction of launch pads and shelters for astronauts visiting the moon.

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MIT’s modular momo habitat self-assembles on the moon https://www.designboom.com/technology/momo-self-assembling-lunar-habitat-mit-media-lab-05-26-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/momo-self-assembling-lunar-habitat-mit-media-lab-05-26-2024/#respond Sun, 26 May 2024 16:01:14 +0000 MF https://www.designboom.com/?p=1066897

momo self-assembling lunar habitat is developed by mit's department of architecture, aeroastro, and the media lab.

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inflatable space habitats as big as stadiums to fly with spaceX out of earth in 2026 https://www.designboom.com/architecture/inflatable-space-habitats-max-spacex-2026-04-30-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/inflatable-space-habitats-max-spacex-2026-04-30-2024/#respond Mon, 29 Apr 2024 22:45:59 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1061591

max space’s goal is to have a series of scalable and inflatable space habitats and stations, ranging from 20 m³ to 100 m³ initially, then up to over 10,000 m³ by 2030.

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HASSELL’s modular moon habitat for EU space agency uses 3D printed parts from lunar soil https://www.designboom.com/architecture/hassell-modular-moon-habitat-european-space-agency-3d-printed-01-19-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/hassell-modular-moon-habitat-european-space-agency-3d-printed-01-19-2024/#respond Fri, 19 Jan 2024 15:30:42 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1041883

the modular moon habitat that HASSELL designed for the european space agency consists of hexapod-shaped components that shield the residents from radiation.

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lucy zakharova envisions inflatable lunar habitat made of silica aerogel https://www.designboom.com/architecture/lucy-zakharova-hestia-inflatable-lunar-habitat-01-28-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/lucy-zakharova-hestia-inflatable-lunar-habitat-01-28-2023/#respond Mon, 30 Jan 2023 08:22:29 +0000 Lucy Zakharova https://www.designboom.com/?p=960829

unlike the more rigid geometries found in space architecture, the HESTIA habitat reveals a softer form, close to a sphere.

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jakub pietryszyn proposes inflatable moon habitat for future space mission https://www.designboom.com/architecture/void-jakub-pietryszyn-blompod-moon-habitat-07-11-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/void-jakub-pietryszyn-blompod-moon-habitat-07-11-2022/#respond Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:35:41 +0000 yakub https://www.designboom.com/?p=913945

the habitat would initially be installed on the moon as a core pod that gradually expands and inflates to accommodate more living and work spaces for the astronauts.

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SAGA tests ‘lunark’ moon habitat in northern greenland’s extreme climate conditions https://www.designboom.com/architecture/saga-lunark-moon-habitat-northern-greenland-extreme-climate-12-10-2020/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/saga-lunark-moon-habitat-northern-greenland-extreme-climate-12-10-2020/#respond Thu, 10 Dec 2020 11:36:34 +0000 sofia lekka angelopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=757568

during the expedition, the two danish architects collected data about the structure and the psychological wellbeing of its inhabitants.

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