A researcher at the University of Stuttgart designs the Life Support System of ’Nüwa’ [Picture: ABIBOO Studio / SONet (Gonzalo Rojas)]
A researcher at the University of Stuttgart designs the Life Support System of 'Nüwa' [ Picture: ABIBOO Studio / SONet (Gonzalo Rojas)] Martians have kept scientists busy since the 19th century. How people can actually survive in space is being investigated by the team of experts at "SONet" (Sustainable Offworld Network), including Dr. Gisela Detrell from the Institute of Space Systems of the University of Stuttgart. The Life Support System designed for the city of "Nüwa" should provide for the one Million inhabitants on Mars. The concept was created as part of the Mars Society City State competition and was presented last October in the Mars Society convention. Nüwa, named after a mother goddess of Chinese mythology and located on the southern edge of the Tempe Mensa, is part of a network of five cities on Mars, which offers citizens long-term easy access to resources and allows mobility. The project proposes not only feasible urban planning, but also a socio-economic development plan, as well as descriptions of industry, infrastructure, generation and distribution of energy and services. "There are many scientific and technical differences between the development of a space station for six astronauts in a Low Earth Orbit, like the ISS, and a city for a million people on the distant planet Mars.
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