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December 21st, 2016
Artist’s illustration showing crewmembers arriving at their pre-deployed Mars Ice Home.
Credit: SEArch/Clouds AO
Ice Home is a deployable Mars habitat concept based on an inflatable structure that makes use of In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) derived water ice.
This off-world home could provide a large, flexible, and cost effective workspace that can be used for many of the key activities that are essential for the long term success of a human outpost on Mars.
An inside look at the makeup of the Mars Ice Home.
Credit: SEArch/Clouds AO
The prospect of accessible ice on the Red Planet warms the heart of a collaborative group at the NASA Langley Engineering Design Studio in Hampton, Virginia – an expert team that is chipping away at blueprinting a Mars Ice Home.
For more information, go to my new Space.com story:
‘Mars Ice Home’: Team Chips Away at Off-Earth House’s Design
December 21, 2016 07:30am ET
http://www.space.com/35101-mars-ice-home-design.html
NOTE: Also, here’s a special website for more details on the team effort:
http://www.cloudsao.com/MARS-ICE-HOME
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