Field
Space
Horizon
ζ Zeta · 2042 →
Lead center
Space Systems
Maturity
Long-horizon — largely theoretical today
Why it matters
They make roomy, radiation-shielded habitats affordable to launch, enabling stations and settlements beyond Earth.
Where it stands
Expandable modules have been tested in orbit; large, long-duration human habitats are the next step.
How ASIZ approaches it
The discovery loop, applied.
Through the Space Systems center, ASIZ aims the discovery loop at inflatable space habitat: frontier models survey the literature and simulate the possibilities, rank the experiments most likely to resolve the open questions, and partner labs run the decisive ones — with results shared openly.