Space Architecture: Bold Fiction or Impending Reality of the 21st Century

Space Architecture: Bold Fiction or Impending Reality of the 21st Century In the neonatal stage of Space Architecture, Architects and industrial designers started to contribute to the aerospace industry by the 1960s. In the USSR, the studio of Vladimir Chelomei designed the Salyut 1 space station, which was launched in 1971. Raymond Loewy, an industrial designer, persuaded NASA in 1968 to incorporate a window in the Skylab space station, which was launched in 1973, so that astronauts could see out and see the Earth, revolutionizing the way we humans viewed "The Blue Marble."

In times where space is up and open for commercial travel and exploration, we have to ask ourselves, is the new space race leaning towards colonization? If so, by what time will we be able to set our mark on fellow planets and raise our kids in various G’s? The Genesis of the concept In […]

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