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Adventures of an interplanetary architect

Xavier De Kestelier · TED

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About

How will we live elsewhere in the galaxy? On Earth, natural resources for creating structures are abundant, but sending these materials up with us to the Moon or Mars is clunky and cost-prohibitive. Enter architect Xavier De Kestelier, who has a radical plan to use robots and space dust to 3D print our interplanetary homes. Learn more about the emerging field of space architecture with this fascinating talk about the (potentially) not-too-distant future.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDxLeuven
Speaker
Xavier De Kestelier
Year
2016
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering, Astronomy and space, Art, architecture and design
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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