Patent ID: 8857112

Claim:
A rapid assembly lightweight modular structure that is capable of being launched from Earth to a celestial body, unassembled, and then assembled on the surface of the celestial body, comprising: modular elements that when assembled form a structure that is airtight from four to twenty psia, said modular elements including exterior composite panels that form walls and arched roof of the structure; said modular elements further including an airlock unit located in the left half of the front wall; said modular elements further including one set of hangar doors, which are located in the front wall of the structure, to the right of the airlock; said modular elements further including a window which may be located in either side of the structure; said modular elements further including compressed air tanks located on the interior of the structure; said modular elements further including life support equipment located in the interior of the structure; said modular elements further including an air pump in the interior of the structure capable of maintaining pressurization of the structure from four to twenty psia; said modular elements further including polymeric sealing material, attachment mechanisms, and adhesive capable of maintaining an airtight seal between all exterior modular elements; and said modular elements further including polymeric sealing material adhesively attached over the interior of all external modular elements except the airlock, hangar doors, and window.