'The absolute biggest conclusion is that it’s possible to do an unfolding origami structure,' Aristotelis told MailOnline from his Copenhagen home, shortly after the journey back from Greenland. While living on protein shakes and thawed Greenland ice for water, the two-man team acted as 'guinea pigs' for other people's research experiments, including virtual reality (VR) and sleep studies.ĭuring the physically and mentally challenging Big Brother-style isolation experiment, the team were equipped with chunky satellite phones and rifles in case of any dangerous encounters with wildlife.īut the main purpose of the trip was to establish whether people with no specialist astronautics or military training – such as themselves – could survive in such a habitat, in anticipation of a new era of 'space tourism'. The 1,700kg origami-inspired foldable home, which can expand from an impressive 102 cubic foot to 607 cubic foot, can withstand temperatures as low as -49☏ and wind speeds of 55 miles an hour. It is designed for taking up minimal space on rockets to the Moon. Lunark is a futuristic-looking habitat that folds down to a manageable size for easy transportation before being expanded in its final location. Sebastian Aristotelis and Karl-Johan Sørensen, who are part of a design firm called SAGA Space Architects, camped out in the ‘Lunark’ shelter amid -28☏ (-16☌) conditions on the island's north without any access to smartphones or the internet. Two Danish architects have completed a two-month stay in their own collapsible shelter in a remote part of Greenland to stimulate harsh conditions on the Moon.
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