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Mycotecture Off Planet: Fungi as A Building Material on The Moon and MarsA 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.
Document ID
20210026908
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
L J Rothschild
(Ames Research Center Mountain View, California, United States)
C Maurer
(Redhouse Studio)
M B Lipinska
(Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom)
D Senesky
(Stanford University Stanford, California, United States)
I Paulino-Lima
(Blue Marble Space Seattle, Washington, United States)
J Snyder
(Blue Marble Space Seattle, Washington, United States)
M Dade-Robertson
(Stanford University Stanford, California, United States)
A Wipat
(Stanford University Stanford, California, United States)
M C Rheinstadter
(McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)
E Axpe
(Stanford University Stanford, California, United States)
C Workman
(Technical University of Denmark Kongens Lyngby, Hovedstaden, Denmark)
D Cadogan
(Moonprint Solutions)
J W Head
(Blue Marble Space Institute of Science Seattle, Washington, United States)
Date Acquired
January 14, 2022
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Meeting Information
Meeting: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
Location: The Woodlands, TX / Virtual
Country: US
Start Date: March 7, 2022
End Date: March 11, 2022
Sponsors: Lunar and Planetary Institute
Funding Number(s)
WBS: 371544.01.21.02.21.01
CONTRACT_GRANT: 80NSSC18M0060
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNA16BD14C
Distribution Limits
Public
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