The Endurance
The Endurance is a 4 person habitat designed to accommodate lunar astronauts for 30 days - 60 days. The Habitats scale was based around the Falcon Heavy payload volume, requiring our habitat to be 7 m tall and 4.4 m in diameter. The team was composed of 7 Industrial Design students in a RISD-NASA sponsored studio.
We were tasked with designing a concept moon habitat which could be used for near future moon missions. We designed around current hardware and launch systems to develop a realistic concept of what this habitat could be.
As a team we researched all aspects of space habitats such as the ISS and Skylab and adjusted our findings to the scale of the habitat and the lunar gravity. We wanted to emphasize a distinction between public and private space as well as isolate lunar regolith and unwanted odors away from the sleeping and eating areas.
I primarily worked on the top deck and was specifically responsible for the crew quarters and changing area while also collaborating on the galley, private communications booth and personal hygiene area. This deck was where any leisure activities would take place as well as the main areas where the astronauts would go for privacy.
We were tasked with designing a concept moon habitat which could be used for near future moon missions. We designed around current hardware and launch systems to develop a realistic concept of what this habitat could be.
As a team we researched all aspects of space habitats such as the ISS and Skylab and adjusted our findings to the scale of the habitat and the lunar gravity. We wanted to emphasize a distinction between public and private space as well as isolate lunar regolith and unwanted odors away from the sleeping and eating areas.
I primarily worked on the top deck and was specifically responsible for the crew quarters and changing area while also collaborating on the galley, private communications booth and personal hygiene area. This deck was where any leisure activities would take place as well as the main areas where the astronauts would go for privacy.
