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Two space architects who spent 60 days living in a compact shelter in Greenland to simulate harsh lunar conditions want to design a Mars habitat for the Dubai desert next.
Danes Sebastian Aristotelis and Karl-Johan So
rensen were part of the Lunark mission, where they endured
Arctic temperatures of minus 30°C
and carried rifles for protection against polar bears
.
The pair work at
Saga Space Architects, a company that aims to make space liveable for future travellers through approaching habitat design from a human perspective.
To this end, they are eyeing the Dubai desert, because
the dry climate and sandstorms are comparable to Martian conditions.