Episode 07- 99% Alien
Humans need a few basic things to survive- air, water, food, heat, shelter- but just surviving isn’t really enough. We also need familiarity, a little comfort, interaction, a small place of our own. When it comes to designing space habitat modules, engineers have that first set of basic needs covered, but figuring out the how to incorporate those other things, that not only keep an astronaut alive, but also mentally healthy and happy, is a little more complicated. The funniest and coolest science writer in the world, Mary Roach guides us through the evolution of space habitat modules and how far design can be optimized for zero g before astronauts start to lose it.
This is Mary Roach. She’s nice, has books and leans well.
After you hear the piece, check out this video featuring THE TABLE!
So, let’s fill up those comments! What needs to be redesigned completely here on Earth and what things will you hold on to, cherish, and defend, even though they may be as useless as a table in space?
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camolighthouse reblogged this from bbray
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ethosophical reblogged this from 99percentinvisible and added:
abstract, but for those...on the small scale (say, creating spaces
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bbray reblogged this from 99percentinvisible and added:
happy astronaut.
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