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Mars Ice House Model

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  • Model consists of a semi-translucent oval structure that has been split in half. This structure sits on a wavy white surface with two attached astronaut figurines and an unattached car/rover figuine. Model is lit by lights set below the two structures. Surface sits on a raised base with a solid base piece underneath this assembly. The model is uplit with low voltage LED strip lights. The habitat model is split in half to show the interior section and is composed of two 3d-printed translucent resin shells. The model sits on a milled white corian base.
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    This is a cutaway model of the type of habitat that could be 3D printed on Mars. The real habitat would be printed using Martian ice. In 2015, the model won NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge. SEArch+ (Space Exploration Architecture) and Clouds AO designed it. (Lent by SEArch+/Clouds AO)

  • Model consists of a semi-translucent oval structure that has been split in half. This structure sits on a wavy white surface with two attached astronaut figurines and an unattached car/rover figuine. Model is lit by lights set below the two structures. Surface sits on a raised base with a solid base piece underneath this assembly. The model is uplit with low voltage LED strip lights. The habitat model is split in half to show the interior section and is composed of two 3d-printed translucent resin shells. The model sits on a milled white corian base.

Created:

March 12, 2025

Photographer:

Mark Avino

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NASM2025-01168

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Object lent by SEArch+ / Clouds AO

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National Air and Space Museum

6th Street and Independence Ave, SW
Washington, DC

202-633-2214

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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20151

703-572-4118

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