The Hab

In 2018, the NASA X-Hab grant was awarded to the U-M Bioastronautics and Life Support Systems (BLiSS) team to design and prototype a portion of combined Mars habitat and space vehicle. The grant focused on designing and developing the entrance, airlock module, and a small portion of the interior of the next generation of space habitat. The students designed and developed a partial full scale mock up which they built and were able to showcase to NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine.

BLiSS leverages the mock up as a testing ground for the projects