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Concept art for Lunar habitation. Credit: NASA
By TJ
In order to live and stay on the moon there will need to be habitation modules so that astronauts will have all the necessities to live in space. There are a few prototypes NASA might use when the time comes.
Lockheed Martin prototype:
The Lockheed Martin prototype is testing at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It is based on a Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) which was designed for the International Space Station (ISS).
Concept image of Lockheed Martin’s Gateway concept featuring their habitat design. Credits: Lockheed Martin
Northrop Grumman:
Northrop Grumman is testing a habitation module built for a comfortable and efficient living environment at the Johnson Space Center in Texas.
Astronaut candidate Woody Hoburg, left, participates in an evaluation at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston of a Gateway concept habitation module developed by Northrop Grumman. NASA is conducting a series of tests inside several deep space habitation prototypes built by American companies to develop ideas about how astronauts will live and work on the Gateway. During the testing of each ground prototype, engineers are evaluating habitat system capabilities and performance, while human factors teams consider layout and ergonomics to optimize efficiency and performance. The ground prototypes are developed by Bigelow Aerospace, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Sierra Nevada Corporation. The agency is evaluating the prototypes across the country this spring and summer.
To learn more about all of the prototypes, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-begins-testing-habitation-prototypes.
Sierra Nevada Corp.'s Lunar Gateway ground prototype is deployed at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston on Aug. 21, 2019. The Large Inflatable Fabric Environment, or LIFE, habitat is inflated to its 27-foot (8 meters) expanded diameter. (Image credit: Robert Z. Pearlman/Space.com)
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