Abstract
As befits an archaeologist, I'm going to start not with the present, but with the past. Skylab was a US space station that orbited Earth from 1973 until 1979, when it famously re-entered the atmosphere in a flaming spectacle over Western Australia. It was the first time the US had made a spacecraft intended as a living space rather than a transit vehicle. 1 To create this orbiting house, a balance had to be struck between the familiarity of the terrestrial house and the novel opportunities offered by microgravity in designing interior space.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Interior Space |
Subtitle of host publication | A Visual Exploration of the International Space Station |
Editors | Roland Miller, Paolo Nespoli |
Place of Publication | Italy |
Publisher | Damiani Editore |
Pages | 53-57 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISBN (Print) | 9788862087322 |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- ISS
- International Space Station
- Skylab
- Space archaeology
- microgravity
- living conditions in microgravity
- living spaces in microgravity
- concept of the house
- Noordung