The moon's lack of pressure poses another design constraint. Structures must be "inflated" – that is, pressurised from the inside – hence the ribbed torus shape of BIG's Project Olympus habitat.

Potential future inhabitants of the moon and Mars could live in rooms made of mushrooms. ... The habitat would look like a three-layer dome, consisting of an outer layer of ice.

But it's expected that a surface habitat won't arrive on the Moon until the 2030s. The Moon – our closest neighbour explained. Here's what you need to know ...

Europeans Will Simulate Moon Habitat in a Fancily Decorated Shipping Container. Published: 3 May 2025, 23:38 UTC • By: Daniel Patrascu. 14 photos. Photo: DLR/ESA.

This Multi-Purpose Moon Habitat Looks Cool as Hell. by Victor Tangermann. 11.29.23, 10:53 AM EST. ASI / Thales Alenia Space ...

The Blue Ghost lander touched down on the moon's surface at 3:34 a.m. ET on Sunday, March 2, coming in for a soft landing and touching down safely and upright with its payload of science ...

Jeff Ahrstrom, CEO of Ingersoll Machine Tools, accepts the 2023 award for "Coolest Thing Made in Illinois for its moon habitat. Also pictured are, from left, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, lllinois ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Rosenberg Moon Habitat was named 2023’s “Coolest Thing Made in Illinois” Wednesday in a contest hosted by the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. The habitat is ...

The PneumoPlanet inflatable lunar habitat offers an opportunity for future lunar astronauts to comfortably live, eat and work on the moon, its designers say.

This week, leading figures in space architecture will descend on Milan to formally establish the discipline for the first time. Ellen Eberhardt explores what's at stake. Space-related architecture ...

Moon Digs The Italian Space Agency (ASI) has teamed up with French space startup Thales Alenia Space to come up with a multi-purpose habitat that could serve as the first-ever permanent human outpost ...