CAPTION FOR SPACE HOUSE
September 1st, 2004
BY ALAN OSBORNA house designed by the European Space Agency using spacecraft technology may become the basis for the new German Antarctic station, Neumayer-III. The favoured design (shown here) is a sphere using the same ultra-light CFRP (carbon-fibre-reinforced-plastic) composites used in spacecraft. The SpaceHouse stands on legs to protect it from earthquake vibrations, flooding, heavy snowfall and high wind speeds. It uses solar power and advanced systems for recycling and cleaning water and is entirely removable after use. The Germans have stressed the need ...
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