space travel design and technology news and projects https://www.designboom.com/tag/space-travel/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Tue, 27 Aug 2024 07:50:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 augmented limb: a 3D printed robotic tail that enhances zero-gravity movement https://www.designboom.com/design/augmented-limb-3d-printed-robotic-tail-zero-gravity-movement-chandler-cheng-06-22-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/design/augmented-limb-3d-printed-robotic-tail-zero-gravity-movement-chandler-cheng-06-22-2024/#respond Sat, 22 Jun 2024 20:45:39 +0000 Chandler Cheng https://www.designboom.com/?p=1072862

augmented limb addresses the challenge of navigating the cosmos by providing astronauts with an extra limb.

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EOS-X SPACE to begin flights out of earth from spain and abu dhabi in 2025 https://www.designboom.com/technology/eos-x-space-flights-spain-abu-dhabi-2025-06-22-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/eos-x-space-flights-spain-abu-dhabi-2025-06-22-2024/#respond Sat, 22 Jun 2024 10:30:49 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1073132

EOS-X SPACE’s team says they’re finalizing the development of the spaceship capsules alongside the necessary validation tests with military pilots.

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roam around space perspective’s neptune capsule and lounge design before its flight in 2025 https://www.designboom.com/technology/space-perspective-neptune-excelsior-capsule-lounge-design-dan-window-interview-05-05-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/space-perspective-neptune-excelsior-capsule-lounge-design-dan-window-interview-05-05-2024/#respond Sun, 05 May 2024 06:45:54 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1062466

dan window, space perspective’s head of experience design, speaks with designboom about the design features of its neptune capsule before taking off in 2025.

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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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frank stephenson designs HALO’s spaceflight capsule ‘the aurora’ in aluminum https://www.designboom.com/technology/frank-stephenson-design-halo-spaceflight-capsule-aurora-aluminum-04-14-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/frank-stephenson-design-halo-spaceflight-capsule-aurora-aluminum-04-14-2024/#respond Sun, 14 Apr 2024 10:05:12 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1058458

frank stephenson uses aluminum alloy and composites for the HALO spaceflight capsule ‘the aurora,’ which can allow a total take-off weight of 3,500 kilograms.

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step inside the shape-shifting ACROMNIA orbital hotel for space travel https://www.designboom.com/technology/step-inside-shape-shifting-acromnia-orbital-hotel-space-travel-02-24-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/step-inside-shape-shifting-acromnia-orbital-hotel-space-travel-02-24-2024/#respond Sat, 24 Feb 2024 11:15:18 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1049428

each unit draws inspiration from emergence, featuring a hexahedron-based structure that facilitates integration into larger systems.

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space perspective finishes building largest travel capsule ‘excelsior’ for flights out of earth https://www.designboom.com/technology/space-perspective-excelsior-spaceflight-capsule-spaceship-neptune-02-23-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/space-perspective-excelsior-spaceflight-capsule-spaceship-neptune-02-23-2024/#respond Fri, 23 Feb 2024 15:00:41 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1049430

now that building the spaceflight capsule excelsior has concluded, space perspective is preparing to take it out of earth for test flights, in time for commercial space travel in 2025.

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buckle up – here’s an elevator that can transport travelers and cargo from ocean to space https://www.designboom.com/technology/space-elevator-jordan-william-hughes-project-ascensio-01-18-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/space-elevator-jordan-william-hughes-project-ascensio-01-18-2024/#respond Thu, 18 Jan 2024 11:30:07 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1041504

jordan william hughes, foster + partners’ concept artist and architect, designs project ascensio, a space elevator combining an ocean-based platform with mixed-use space stations.

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space perspective completes prototype balloon capsule to test carbon-neutral space flights https://www.designboom.com/technology/space-perspective-prototype-balloon-capsule-test-carbon-neutral-flights-12-27-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/space-perspective-prototype-balloon-capsule-test-carbon-neutral-flights-12-27-2023/#respond Wed, 27 Dec 2023 10:30:58 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1038122

space perspective reveals the first images of spaceship neptune designed for tourism flights beyond earth's orbit.

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window-seat toilet with spa? space perspective got it covered for tourists flying out of earth https://www.designboom.com/technology/window-seat-toilet-spa-space-perspective-spaceship-neptune-10-19-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/window-seat-toilet-spa-space-perspective-spaceship-neptune-10-19-2023/#respond Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:01:01 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1024197

space perspective designs a restroom with windows, toilet, and spa in one for the explorers flying out of earth with spaceship neptune at the end of 2024.

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