摘要 |
A combination lunar and planetary transport having habitable quarters. The space vehicle has a substantially cylindrical body which is divisible into semi-cylindrical halves. There is a collapsible building construction system received within the cylindrical body which has a series of horizontally disposed collapsible floor slabs which stack one on top of the other in a collapsed storage position and assume a spaced parallel relationship when in an open position. Pivotal columns connect the floor slabs to provide for a scissors-like movement between the floor slabs and the pivotal columns. A flexible canopy structure is deployed from the space vehicle and encompasses the opened semi-cylindrical halves and fully erected floor slabs. The canopy is filled with ground regolith to create a radiation shield to protect the inhabitants.
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