09 April 2016
Flawless launch for SpaceX Dragon
... a year to retrieve sensor data and assess conditions. Expandable habitats are designed to take up less room on a rocket, ...module will allow investigators to gauge how well the habitat protects against solar radiation, space debris and contamination. ...
12 April 2016
ULA teams up with Bigelow
... companies are teaming up to launch the giant space habitats to orbit with the first targeted for 2020 in ... Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. "They need no other habitats, modules or anything of the sort." The first orbiting B330, ...
02 October 2020
Nasa funds ICON to develop a 3D construction system for the moon
... terrain vehicle, habitable mobility platform or lunar RV, and surface habitat on the Moon by the end of the decade are under...have already competed against each other in NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Competition. The challenge, which started in 2015 and ...
October 2015
Earth independence: new definitions of home on Mars missions and beyond
... A surface outpost on Mars, complete with a hydroponic greenhouse to supply food to the colonists Astronauts will need a surface habitat during their stay on Mars, to be a shelter to protect them from harsh conditions. Power must be generated for the...
August 2016
National legislation provides incentives for private business
... conditions. A concept for a space station using the B330 expandable space habitat manufactured by Bigelow Aerospace. The design was evolved from NASA’s TransHab habitat concept and B330 will have 330 cubic metres (12,000 cu/ ft) of internal...
November 2016
Hi-tech greenhouse to test plant cultivation technologies in Antarctica
... plant cultivation system for future tests on-board ISS and a Future Exploration Greenhouse for planetary habitats Adaptation, integration, fine-tuning and demonstration of key technologies Development and demonstration of operational techniques and...
