Aerospace architecture

Aerospace architecture is broadly defined to encompass architectural design of non-habitable and habitable structures and living and working environments in aerospace-related facilities, habitats, and vehicles. These environments include, but are not limited to: science platform aircraft and aircraft-deployable systems; space vehicles, space stations, habitats and lunar and planetary surface construction bases; and Earth-based control, experiment, launch, logistics, payload, simulation and test facilities. Earth analogs to space applications may include Antarctic, desert, high altitude, underground, undersea environments and closed ecological systems.

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Design Engineering Technical Committee (DETC) meets several times a year to discuss policy, education, standards, and practice issues pertaining to aerospace architecture. See http://www.spacearchitect.org/

External links

• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
• Design Engineering Technical Committee of the AIAA
• Spacearchitect.org
• Sasakawa International Center for Space Architecture (SICSA)
• MOTHER Aerospace Architecture consultancy
• Architecture and Vision, Design Studio specializing on Aerospace Architecture and Technology Transfer
• LIQUIFER Systems Group, interdisciplinary design team developing architecture, design and systems for Earth and Space
• Synthesis, a fundamental design collaborative with experts from Space Architecture, Engineering and Industrial Design
• Earth2Orbit, Satellite & Launch Services, Human Space Systems, Robotic Systems, Infrastructure and High-Tech Facilities, Consulting
• The Galactic Suite Space Hotel
• Galactic Suite Design Aerospace Architecture and Experiences