Outer Space

We have been working in lower earth orbit, the Moon, and even Mars with a mission for humans, not just to survive, but to thrive in space.

Projects and Insights

Project

Lunar Master Plan: Moon base for the European Space Agency

Our Lunar Habitat Master Plan is a ground-breaking modular concept that is the next step in creating the first permanent human settlement on the moon.

Project

Orbital Reef space station

Our designs for the first commercially owned and operated space station in low-Earth orbit champion a new era for space architecture and exploration.

Media

ESA unveils its concept for a permanent base on the moon

New Scientist

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Hassell designs inflatable moon base for the European Space Agency

Dezeen

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Hassell’s modular moon habitat for the European Space Agency (ESA)

Designboom

News

Lunar Master Plan: Hassell and European Space Agency launch pioneering habitat concept

Today marks the launch of our Lunar Habitat Master Plan – a revolutionary new concept designed in collaboration with the European Space Agency to support the development of the world’s first lunar habitat.

Events

Moving to Mars

Travel to Mars without leaving London in a new multi-sensory exhibition for all ages at the Design Museum.

Projects

NASA 3D Printed Habitat Challenge

EVENT

Space Architecture: Part 2

What do we picture when we think of space architecture?

PODCAST

A better fit: Tailoring for sustainable design

Designers working in fashion and city-making have a lot in common - both sectors can have indisputable impacts on the world.

News

European Space Agency funds two Hassell lunar projects

After working with NASA on designing the first human habitation on Mars we will now be working with the European Space Agency (ESA) on two new exciting lunar projects.

PODCAST

The architectural scientist and the scientific architect

With every excursion into space, mankind steps closer to living on – not just visiting – other planets. Getting us there are people like Sanjeev Gupta, professor of Earth Science at Imperial College London and part of the Mars Curiosity rover mission currently exploring Gale Crater for NASA.

News

Hassell’s Xavier De Kestelier moderates space design panel in London

Hassell Head of Design Xavier De Kestelier – architect, technologist and self-confessed space obsessive – is moderating a talk on all things interstellar as part of the Extreme Environments Symposium at London’s Architectural Association (AA) School of Architecture on 18 February 2022.

Media

TEDx: Going to Mars will force us to think about circular economies

Is living on Earth the limit for humanity? What if we could live on Mars or the moon? Xavier De Kestelier - an Architect and technologist with a passion for human space exploration - is interested in designing long-term space habitats.

RESEARCH

Swarm robotics in (interplanetary) onsite construction

A reconfigurable modular swarm robotic system for ISRU (in-situ resource utilisation) autonomous 3D printing in extreme environments

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Hassell heads to the moon following approval of two space projects

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Hassell’s Xavier De Kestelier moderates space design panel in London

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Designing the emotional and practical Life in Space with Xavier de Kestelier

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If only… we could live in space, wonders Nikolaos Argyros

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TEDx: How to design a house on Mars

Jonathan Irawan shares his latest involvement in NASA’s Centennial Challenge to design a 3D Printed Habitat on Mars

People