Mars Ice Home is a feasibility study conducted at NASA Langley Research Center in 2016 in collaboration with human-centered space design studio SEArch+ and architects from CloudsAO. Responding to the problem of galactic cosmic radiation being the most significant issue for human health on long duration Mars surface missions, the concept incorporates in situ resource utilization derived water-ice for radiation shielding and as a structural component.
Water, a hydrogen-rich material, is an excellent shielding material for galactic cosmic rays – and many areas of Mars have abundant water ice just below the surface. The Ice Home concept balances the need to provide protection from radiation, without the drawbacks of an underground habitat. The design maximizes the thickness of ice above the crew quarters to reduce radiation exposure while also still allowing light to pass through ice and surrounding materials. The water-ice fills and freezes within cellular pockets of the precision-manufactured inflatable membrane. The interior of the habitat would be insulated from the ice with a cellular layer of carbon dioxide, which can easily be extracted from the Martian atmosphere.
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Tuesday, July 2, 2019
Sunday, June 30, 2019
3D-printed Mars habitat MARSHA by AI SpaceFactory
Architectural and technology design agency AI SpaceFactory is the team that won NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge for Mars. Their design "MARSHA" of an egg-shaped, dual shell habitat is a principal rethinking of what a Martian habitat could be - not another low-lying dome or confined, half-buried structure but a bright, multi-level, corridor-free home that stands upright on the surface of Mars.
Here are some impressive conceptual design images for the project:
Here are some impressive conceptual design images for the project:
Sunday, April 28, 2019
1 million human colony city on Mars by Max Rymsha
On 2017 HP announced the "Mars Home Planet" rendering challenge inviting participants "to imagine, create and virtually experience a sophisticated civilization on Mars. A new home for one million humans." Swedish architect and CG artist Max Rymsha was one of the winners of the challenge creating his concept "Between The Red Mountains" for a sustainable city on Mars for 1 million humans. His inspiring vision includes several large-scale biodomes, SpaceX's Starships (in their 2016 design) for Earth-Mars transportation, hyperloop lines for intercity transportation, electric rovers and quadcopters for local transportation, laboratories of NASA, etc.; most of the city (not shown in the illustration) is underground for better radiation and asteroid protection.
Infographic version with annotations:
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
3D-printed Mars base by Hassell & EOC
Design studio Hassell and structural engineers Eckersley O’Callaghan (EOC) is one of the 10 finalist teams in phase 3 (virtual model stage) of NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge for Mars. Both companies partnered to design a shell, which could be constructed entirely by autonomous robots using Mars’ natural regolith, to protect the astronauts from the radiation, as well as micrometeorite strikes. The human-centric design was made with an approach that moves beyond the idea of astronauts as purely operators, to create a habitat where people can not only survive life on Mars, but really thrive there. The concept is well explained in this video, which forms part of the final submission and was made in collaboration with the "LightField London":
Conceptual design images for the project:
Conceptual design images for the project:
Monday, April 15, 2019
New official renders of Lockheed Martin's Lunar lander
American aerospace, advanced technologies and defense company Lockheed Martin has published two new renders of its Lunar lander. The lander seems to be scaled down a little if compared to the concept published last year. The purpose of the two-stage lander would be to ship 4 astronauts from NASA's planned Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway to the surface of the Moon and back. The ascent stage is derived from the Orion spacecraft to ensure quicker development of the lander for an accelerated human return to the Moon as early as 2024 (according to the new aspirational timeline of NASA's leadership).
On 2017 Lockheed Martin also proposed its concept for a 4-person Martian lander.
On 2017 Lockheed Martin also proposed its concept for a 4-person Martian lander.
Ascent stage docked to the "Early Gateway" in Lunar orbit:
Monday, February 25, 2019
SpaceX explorers digging out Opportunity by Leonhard Loacker
Picture of the Day 25/2/2019 - Drawing of future SpaceX explorers digging out NASA's Opportunity rover on Mars by young Austrian artist Leonhard Loacker. More of his art on his Instagram profile.
Saturday, February 9, 2019
Heavy Mars trucks by Blackbird Interactive
Picture of the Day 9/2/2019 - painting of heavy-duty Mars trucks by Canadian game developer Blackbird Interactive (Brennan Massicotte) for its "Project Eagle" - a 3D interactive Mars base free to play on Steam and developed in collaboration with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The interactive base is intended as NASA's vision of what a human base on Mars would look like in 100 years. Here are HD images from the project.
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Thursday, January 24, 2019
Mars colony dome painting by Blackbird Interactive
Picture of the Day 24/1/2019 - painting of Mars colony dome by Canadian game developer Blackbird Interactive (Brennan Massicotte) for its "Project Eagle" - a 3D interactive Mars base free to play on Steam and developed in collaboration with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The interactive base is intended as NASA's vision of what a human base on Mars would look like in 100 years.
Here are HD images from the project.
Here are HD images from the project.
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Friday, January 11, 2019
Retro style Mars rover by David A. Hardy
Picture of the Day 11/1/2019 - a small ATV type, retro style Mars rover in front of NASA's lander (1981) by classical space artist David A. Hardy. More of his Mars art here.
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
NASA's InSight lander on Mars by Charlie Burgess
Friday, October 26, 2018
Mars base by XArc & James Vaughan
Picture of the Day 26/10/2018 - Mars base with 3D-printed modules by XArc (Exploration Architecture corporation) and James Vaughan - one of the 10 finalist teams in phase 3 (virtual model stage) of NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge.
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Thursday, September 27, 2018
SpaceX Big Falcon Ship docked to Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway by Mack Crawford
Picture of the Day 27/9/2018 - the 2nd stage of SpaceX's Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) - the Big Falcon Ship/Spaceship (BFS) v2018 docked to NASA's future Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway by digital artist Mack Crawford (brickmack). More of his space concept art here.
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Monday, July 9, 2018
3D-printed home on Mars by SEArch+/Apis Cor
Picture of the Day 9/7/2018 - a 3D-printed home on Mars by SEArch+/Apis Cor team - one of the 10 finalists in phase 3 (virtual model stage) of NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge.
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Mars, Phobos and Deimos
Picture of the Day 28/2/2018 - Mars and its moons Phobos and Deimos; a collage by NASA.
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Thursday, September 28, 2017
Lockheed Martin's Mars Base Camp concept
In a few hours at 2017 International Astronautical Conference American aerospace, advanced technologies and defense company Lockheed Martin will give an update to its Mars Base Camp concept. If accepted by NASA the Mars Base Camp would be a manned "Mars-orbiting science laboratory where astronauts can perform real-time scientific exploration, analyze Martian rock and soil samples, and confirm the ideal place to land humans on the surface in the 2030s." The proposed mission would send humans to Mars orbit by 2028 and is "designed to be led by NASA and its international and commercial partners."
Recently Lockheed Martin has released some concept images for the mission (open link in new tab to view in full resolution):
Recently Lockheed Martin has released some concept images for the mission (open link in new tab to view in full resolution):
Sunday, August 13, 2017
HD images from Mars 2030 VR experience
Mars 2030 VR is the latest education-focused virtual reality simulation set on Mars. It has been launched for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets, soon to come to PlayStation VR, and has been developed in partnership with NASA. MARS 2030 centers on open world exploration, covering ~40 square kilometers of the Mawrth Vallis region, accurately mapped and modeled using MRO HiRISE satellite data. Taking on the role of an astronaut, players traverse Mars and collect geological samples that uncover the planet’s past.
Here are some HD quality images from the game (open link in new tab to view in full resolution):
Here are some HD quality images from the game (open link in new tab to view in full resolution):
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Map of possible landing sites for Red Dragon and Mars2020/ExoMars missions
Jake Robins from WeMartians Podcast has created a map of possible landing sites for SpaceX's first Red Dragon lander and NASA's Mars 2020 / ESA&Roscosmos's ExoMars rovers.
It is presumed that the most possible landing site for SpaceX's first Red Dragon lander is southern Arcadia Planitia. We will see.
- Red X = crashed/failed landings
- Green circle = successful landings
- Yellow ? mark = candidate sites for Mars2020/ExoMars
- Space "X" = candidate sites for Red Dragon
It is presumed that the most possible landing site for SpaceX's first Red Dragon lander is southern Arcadia Planitia. We will see.
Sunday, February 26, 2017
HD images of NASA's base on Mars, 2117, a vision by Blackbird Interactive
In collaboration with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a Canadian game developer Blackbird Interactive is building NASA's vision of what a Mars base would look like 100 years from now. The "Project Eagle" base is set near the Mount Sharp at Gale crater and the interactive vision was presented at DICE 2017 game developer summit on 22nd of February.
Here are HD 1152p quality images from the project (open link in new tab to view in full resolution):
Here are HD 1080p screenshots from the demonstration videos (open link in new tab to view in full resolution):
Here are HD 1152p quality images from the project (open link in new tab to view in full resolution):
Here are HD 1080p screenshots from the demonstration videos (open link in new tab to view in full resolution):
Friday, November 25, 2016
NASA's Mars base concept by Alexey Rubakin
Picture of the Day 25/11/2016 - Concept for NASA's base on Mars by Russian concept artist Alexey Rubakin. More of his art here.
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Sunday, August 14, 2016
Mars greenhouse by NASA
Picture of the Day 14/8/16 - Mars greenhouse by NASA.
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