A turtle carries its own habitat. While reliable, it costs energy and is not easily adapted for the environment. NASA makes the same trade-off when it transports habitats and other structures needed to lunar and planetary surfaces. Astronauts stayed on the lunar surface for up to 75 h (Apollo 17), so the lunar module (LM) could double as a habitat. An example of the “build it on Earth, launch it into space” approach is the Habitat Demonstration Unit (HDU) Deep Space Habitat, developed by the Habitat Systems Project (NASA AES). The hardware consists of a composite fiberglass resin-infused shell attached to eight steel ribs, providing living and working space for a crew of four. Even with the use of advanced materials, it weighs >14,000 kg (~ 466 kg/m2 living space), leading to high launch costs. Upmass and resupply will result in reduced surface operations, greater mission risk, loss of productivity and psychological stress.


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    Title :

    Mycotecture Off Planet: Fungi as A Building Material on The Moon and Mars


    Contributors:
    L. J. Rothschild (author) / C. Maurer (author) / M. B. Lipinska (author) / D. Senesky (author) / I. Paulino-Lima (author) / J. Snyder (author) / M. Dade-Robertson (author) / A. Wipat (author) / M. C. Rheinstadter (author) / E. Axpe (author)

    Publication date :

    2022


    Size :

    0 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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