Design as an Astronaut explores sustainable lunar living, aligned with NASA’s Artemis program and ESA’s lunar exploration strategy. It features a video of an ESA astronaut performing VR simulations of Argonaut mission operations near Shackleton Crater, including deploying the inflatable habitat membrane, radiation shielding, regolith processing, and energy management. The video highlights In Situ Resource Utilisation and circular economy principles, inspiring sustainable practices on Earth.
Design as an Astronaut
Valentina Sumini (MIT Space Exploration Initiative, MIT Media Lab/Politecnico di Milano), Cody Paige (MIT Space Exploration Initiative, MIT Media Lab), Tommy Nilsson (XR Lab, European Space Agency)