space travel design and technology news and projects https://www.designboom.com/tag/space-travel/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Fri, 21 Jun 2024 02:05:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 roam around space perspective’s neptune capsule and lounge design before its flight in 2025 https://www.designboom.com/technology/space-perspective-neptune-excelsior-capsule-lounge-design-dan-window-interview-05-05-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/space-perspective-neptune-excelsior-capsule-lounge-design-dan-window-interview-05-05-2024/#respond Sun, 05 May 2024 06:45:54 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1062466

dan window, space perspective’s head of experience design, speaks with designboom about the design features of its neptune capsule before taking off in 2025.

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inflatable space habitats as big as stadiums to fly with spaceX out of earth in 2026 https://www.designboom.com/architecture/inflatable-space-habitats-max-spacex-2026-04-30-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/inflatable-space-habitats-max-spacex-2026-04-30-2024/#respond Mon, 29 Apr 2024 22:45:59 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1061591

max space’s goal is to have a series of scalable and inflatable space habitats and stations, ranging from 20 m³ to 100 m³ initially, then up to over 10,000 m³ by 2030.

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frank stephenson designs HALO’s spaceflight capsule ‘the aurora’ in aluminum https://www.designboom.com/technology/frank-stephenson-design-halo-spaceflight-capsule-aurora-aluminum-04-14-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/frank-stephenson-design-halo-spaceflight-capsule-aurora-aluminum-04-14-2024/#respond Sun, 14 Apr 2024 10:05:12 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1058458

frank stephenson uses aluminum alloy and composites for the HALO spaceflight capsule ‘the aurora,’ which can allow a total take-off weight of 3,500 kilograms.

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step inside the shape-shifting ACROMNIA orbital hotel for space travel https://www.designboom.com/technology/step-inside-shape-shifting-acromnia-orbital-hotel-space-travel-02-24-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/step-inside-shape-shifting-acromnia-orbital-hotel-space-travel-02-24-2024/#respond Sat, 24 Feb 2024 11:15:18 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1049428

each unit draws inspiration from emergence, featuring a hexahedron-based structure that facilitates integration into larger systems.

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space perspective finishes building largest travel capsule ‘excelsior’ for flights out of earth https://www.designboom.com/technology/space-perspective-excelsior-spaceflight-capsule-spaceship-neptune-02-23-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/space-perspective-excelsior-spaceflight-capsule-spaceship-neptune-02-23-2024/#respond Fri, 23 Feb 2024 15:00:41 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1049430

now that building the spaceflight capsule excelsior has concluded, space perspective is preparing to take it out of earth for test flights, in time for commercial space travel in 2025.

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buckle up – here’s an elevator that can transport travelers and cargo from ocean to space https://www.designboom.com/technology/space-elevator-jordan-william-hughes-project-ascensio-01-18-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/space-elevator-jordan-william-hughes-project-ascensio-01-18-2024/#respond Thu, 18 Jan 2024 11:30:07 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1041504

jordan william hughes, foster + partners’ concept artist and architect, designs project ascensio, a space elevator combining an ocean-based platform with mixed-use space stations.

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space perspective completes prototype balloon capsule to test carbon-neutral space flights https://www.designboom.com/technology/space-perspective-prototype-balloon-capsule-test-carbon-neutral-flights-12-27-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/space-perspective-prototype-balloon-capsule-test-carbon-neutral-flights-12-27-2023/#respond Wed, 27 Dec 2023 10:30:58 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1038122

space perspective reveals the first images of spaceship neptune designed for tourism flights beyond earth's orbit.

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window-seat toilet with spa? space perspective got it covered for tourists flying out of earth https://www.designboom.com/technology/window-seat-toilet-spa-space-perspective-spaceship-neptune-10-19-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/window-seat-toilet-spa-space-perspective-spaceship-neptune-10-19-2023/#respond Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:01:01 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1024197

space perspective designs a restroom with windows, toilet, and spa in one for the explorers flying out of earth with spaceship neptune at the end of 2024.

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30,000+ art, book and film archives in time capsules will be stored on the moon forever https://www.designboom.com/technology/lunar-codex-samuel-peralta-digital-art-time-capsule-moon-07-31-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/lunar-codex-samuel-peralta-digital-art-time-capsule-moon-07-31-2023/#respond Mon, 31 Jul 2023 10:50:13 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1007983

lunar codex founder samuel peralta says that the team uses nanofiche technology which can store images, texts, and music in high resolution to retain the vivid quality of these works.

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first space factory now in orbit to create pharmaceutical products & ship them back to earth https://www.designboom.com/technology/first-space-factory-orbit-varda-space-industries-rocket-lab-06-26-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/first-space-factory-orbit-varda-space-industries-rocket-lab-06-26-2023/#respond Mon, 26 Jun 2023 17:15:20 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1000995

varda space industries' test journey for the first space factory hopes to produce medicines in microgravity and bring them back to earth.

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