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This futuristic space habitat is designed to self-assemble in orbit. The structure can be carried into space compactly, potentially lowering launch costs.
The structure can be carried into space compactly, potentially lowering launch costs.
Aurelia Institute, a nonprofit space architecture lab based in Cambridge, MA, has an approach that may help: a habitat that can be launched in compact stacks of flat tiles and self-assemble in orbit. But certainly by the 2030s.” Aurelia won’t share how much money they’ve raised or spent on this work, but they said it has been funded in part by NASA grants, corporate sponsorships, and philanthropic donors. Blue Origin and Sierra Space are working on Orbital Reef, a project to support up to 10 people at a time in a “mixed-use business park.” These stations will rely on humans for their construction, and launching the pieces will probably take a few trips.
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