Out of this world
Subtitle: the new field of space architecture
By: edited by A. Scott Howe and Brent Sherwood.
Contributors: Howe, A. Scott.; Sherwood, Brent.
Series: Library of flight
Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics); AIAA (American Inst of Aeronautics & Astronautics)
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Reston, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9781563479823
Subjects: Space stations -- Design and construction; Extraterrestrial bases -- Design and construction; Large space structures (Astronautics) -- Design and construction; Domestic space; Architecture, Industrial
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What is space architecture?; title: Vernacular of space architecture; title: Design constraints for orbital architecture; title: Performance of the International Space Station interior; title: International Space Station crew quarters; title: Retrofitting the International Space Station; title: Alternative space-station module interiors; title: TransHab project; title: Design of a TransHab-based system; title: Space hotel based on the TransHab; title: Habitats for long-duration missions; title: Artificial gravity; title: Orbital cities; title: Design constraints for planet surface architecture; title: Lunar base structures; title: Habot concept; title: Lunar habitat concepts; title: Lunar surface airlocks; title: Roving laboratory; title: Flat-floor inflatable structures; title: Trigon modular robotic construction system; title: Lunar base site design; title: Mars habitat using locally produced materials; title: Lunar architecture and urbanism; title: Human space mission simulators; title: Use of long-duration Antarctic analogs in designing habitats; title: Halley VI Antarctic research station; title: Planetary and lunar surface simulator; title: Spaceport design; title: Space architecture for the mother ship : bringing it home.