Spacecraft Recovery & Remote Sensing, Volume. 45, Issue 6, 1(2024)

Research Progress on Inflatable Lunar Habitats and Key Technologies

Haiyi CHI1... Kang TAN1, Shuai YUAN1, Wente PAN2, Zexu ZHANG1 and Zhichao WANG3 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1School of Astronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
  • 2School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
  • 3Beijing Institute of Space Mechanics & Electricity, Beijing 100094, China
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    The inflatable lunar habitat, known for its high packaging efficiency, light weight, and low transportation costs, is considered one of the most promising designs for lunar habitation. The harsh lunar environment faced by lunar habitats is reviewed, and a classification of typical flexible inflatable lunar habitat design schemes is provided, both domestically and internationally. The advantages and disadvantages of different flexible inflatable lunar habitat construction plans are compared, and existed typical inflatable lunar habitat designs are summarized. Finally, based on the requirements for lunar habitats, key technologies for flexible lunar habitats are summarized, including thermal protection technology, micrometeoroid impact protection technology, and inflatable structure health monitoring technology. This paper offers a reference for the design of inflatable lunar habitats and construction of Chinese lunar base in future.

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    Haiyi CHI, Kang TAN, Shuai YUAN, Wente PAN, Zexu ZHANG, Zhichao WANG. Research Progress on Inflatable Lunar Habitats and Key Technologies[J]. Spacecraft Recovery & Remote Sensing, 2024, 45(6): 1

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    Category: Flexible Deployable Structure Technology

    Received: Sep. 26, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jan. 23, 2025

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    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1009-8518.2024.06.001

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