The most similar spot on Earth we could think of is the Arctic Circle. The base location for the next Moon missions is intended to be in its South Pole, more specifically in the Shackleton Crater. SAGA has been experimenting and testing the LUNARK habitat for almost a year – ©SAGA So, where on Earth could we find similar conditions? Therefore, in order to properly understand how living on the Moon affects the body and mind, we needed to feel the struggle to survive in the extreme reality. It’s a perfect vacuum, there’s cosmic radiation, no natural resources, and extreme temperature fluctuations. The Moon is more hostile than any place on Earth. This experiment has led to the development of a radically different Moon habitat where architecture helps to counteract monotony, claustrophobia and psychological stress. Previous research shows that lack of stimuli, isolation, and confinement will become major challenges for the long-term voyages of the future. There is no nature, change of scenery, or newness. In space, your habitat is your entire world. We are really concerned about all the human aspects involved in space missions, which have a tendency to be overlooked in the industry.Ĭurious to know more about the architecture studio behind LUNARK? Discover how SAGA Space Architects is shaping the future of life in space! SAGA is a Denmark-based architecture studio working on making space livable for future space travelers – ©SAGA We focus on how we could grow and live on Earth, what our strategies have been so we can replicate them in other places. People who love space do care about the Earth. Our ultimate goal is to develop the best future Moon habitat, one that fits the Moon like an organism fits its natural environment. Isolated and confined in one of the harshest climates on Earth, Moruisaq in Greenland, we endured -30✬, hurricane winds, and hungry polar bears. We have spent almost a year designing and building the LUNARK habitat to live in it for two months in the very first analogue Moon mission in the Arctic.
We are SAGA, a Danish architecture studio developing space architecture. Based on an origami shape, SAGA Space Architects developed LUNARK, a fully functional habitat to house two people in moon-like conditions – ©SAGA But we went one step further: we wanted to understand with our own bodies what is truly important when living in isolation under extreme conditions, physically and mentally. Based on an origami shape and after lots of testing and research, we developed a fully functional habitat to house two people in moon-like conditions. LUNARK is an ambitious project that proposes a new habitat design adapted to the extreme conditions on the Moon.
That means three years from now there are going to be humans settling on the Moon… We must get ready! Humans are going back to the Moon in 2024, not just to place a flag, but to live. From designing a Moon habitat from scratch to testing it on the first simulated Moon mission in the Arctic.
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