ARCHITECTURE IN OUTERSPACESAMER EL SAYARY

Assistant professor of Architectural Engineering

Outer space is the area between airspace

and physical areas. It is the empty regions

of the universe outside the atmospheres.

Space architecture, in its simplest definition,

is the theory and practice of designing and

building inhabited environments in outer space

peaceful purposes and shall be carried out for the benefit and in the interest of all countries, irrespective of their degree of economic or scientific development.

I don't think the human race will

survive the next thousand years,

unless we spread into space. There

are too many accidents that can befall

life on a single planet. But I'm an

optimist. We will reach out to the

stars.

Since 70es novelists imagined natural and manmade

crises that would force us to leave earth. But only rich

could pay for leaving

NASA, our goal is no longer just a destination to reach. Our goal is the capacity for people to work and learn and operate and live safely beyond the Earth for extended periods of time, ultimately in ways that are more SUSTAINABLE and even indefinite

President Barack Obama (15 April 2010)

much bigger, potentially complicated picture for water on the moon than what was thought even just a few months ago. This is

a dead planetary body, but one with a lot of dynamism in it

Michael Wargo, Chief Lunar Scientist for Exploration Systemsat NASA Headquarters

We need a shelter that protects:

1.Respiratory system :There is very little amounts of oxygen in space so oxygen supplements are needed for survival. Due to the lack high air pressure, air is also pushed out of the lungs.