Martian Habitat Furniture

Challenge

Challenge

Outfitting Martian habitats with efficient furniture is crucial to overcome astronomical transportation costs.

Outfitting Martian habitats with efficient furniture is crucial to overcome astronomical transportation costs.

Lightweight Chair

Lightweight Chair

75% lighter than a typical office chair, designed for posture maintenance in Mars' low gravity environment.

Furniture in space habitats is one of the main mass contributors, taking up around 20-30% of a habitat volume.

Furniture in space habitats is one of the main mass contributors, taking up around 20-30% of a habitat volume.

Project Team

Project Team

Project Team

Anastasia Prosina, Robert Salazar, Samuel Binkin

Client: Sasakawa International Center for Space Architecture, Date: 2019

The ingenuity of this Martian habitat furniture design not only takes human well-being into account, but also vastly reduces mass.

The ingenuity of this Martian habitat furniture design not only takes human well-being into account, but also vastly reduces mass.

AstroTech

It's refreshing to see a space design that acknowledges the importance of ergonomics and demonstrates practicality for actual Mars missions.

It's refreshing to see a space design that acknowledges the importance of ergonomics and demonstrates practicality for actual Mars missions.

InterMars