Out of this world : the new field of space architecture /

Out of this world : the new field of space architecture /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Reston, VA : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, c2009.
Description:	ix, 421 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Library of flight
Subject:	Space stations -- Design and construction. Extraterrestrial bases -- Design and construction. Large space structures (Astronautics) -- Design and construction. Domestic space. Architecture, Industrial. Architecture, Industrial. Domestic space. Extraterrestrial bases -- Design and construction. Large space structures (Astronautics) -- Design and construction. Space stations -- Design and construction.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7892921

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Other authors / contributors:	Howe, A. Scott. Sherwood, Brent.
ISBN:	9781563479823 (alk. paper) 1563479826 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

What is space architecture?
Vernacular of space architecture
Design constraints for orbital architecture
Performance of the International Space Station interior
International Space Station crew quarters
Retrofitting the International Space Station
Alternative space-station module interiors
TransHab project
Design of a TransHab-based system
Space hotel based on the TransHab
Habitats for long-duration missions
Artificial gravity
Orbital cities
Design constraints for planet surface architecture
Lunar-base structures
Lunar habitat concepts
Lunar surface airlocks
Habot concept
Roving laboratory
Flat-floor inflatable structures
TRIGON modular robotic construction system
Lunar-base site design
Mars habitat using locally produced materials
Lunar architecture and urbanism
Human-space-mission simulators
Antarctic habitat analogue
Halley VI Antarctic research station
Planetary and lunar surface simulator
Spaceport design
Space architecture for the mother ship : bringing it home.