Space Architects to Design Mars Habitat for Dubai Desert
- Publish date: Thursday، 22 December 2022 Reading time: 1 min read
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Two space architects, Danes Sebastian Aristotelis and Karl-Johan Sorensen, want to design a Mars habitat for the Dubai desert.
The pair spent 60 days in a compact shelter in Greenland to simulate harsh lunar conditions as part of the Lunark mission, where they endured Arctic temperatures of minus 30°C.
They chose Dubai desert for its similarity to the Martian conditions with dry climate and sandstorms.
The UAE is currently building a Mars Science City in Al Khawaneej for research purposes after announcing plans for a city on Mars by the year 2117.
Danes and Karl-Johan work at Saga Space Architects, a company that aims to make space liveable for future travellers through approaching habitat design from a human perspective.
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