Space agencies
Milestone-based studies and flight demonstrations for shielding and crew-health products.
Why studies
A habitat is only as good as the evidence behind it.
Shielding, water recycling, air quality, food and crew health all have to work together, for years, with no resupply. Each system needs evidence at the right stage: modelled first, tested on the ground, trialled with isolated crews, then flown.
Aeginis builds that evidence for the technologies it develops, and offers the same studies as collaboration to partners designing habitats and life support.
Map
What habitat support covers
The ladder
Four stages, each answering a different question.
Model
Computational
Dose, storage and mission modelling in Cosmion decide what is worth testing.
Ground
Laboratory
Accelerated storage, simulated cosmic radiation, simulated microgravity and regolith-simulant growth.
Analog
Isolated crews
Antarctic stations and similar settings test tolerance, microbiome and immune markers.
Flight
Orbit
Passive payloads on space stations, with samples returned for analysis.
Study catalogue
Nine studies, with their stage stated plainly.
We separate what has data from what is planned, so partners know exactly where each study stands.
| Study | Question it answers | Setting | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radiation attenuation of myco-composite | How much does thickness reduce gamma and proton dose? | Ground: accelerator test facilities, as at Brookhaven National Laboratory | Component-level data exists; scaling in progress |
| Structural strength of grown panels | Does the shell meet load and integrity needs? | Ground laboratory with regolith simulants | Planned |
| Growth across gravity regimes | Do growth rate and strength hold in microgravity and partial gravity? | Parabolic flight, then the ISS National Lab | Planned |
| Water and waste processing | How well does the mycelial network filter water and break down waste? | Ground laboratory | Planned |
| Dust and perchlorate defence | Do dried enzyme cartridges break down perchlorate inside a filter? | Ground, with Martian regolith simulants | Concept |
| Five-year storage stability | Do products keep viability and potency through years of storage? | Accelerated ageing, simulated cosmic radiation, simulated microgravity | Planned for in-development products |
| Isolated-crew studies | How do crews tolerate products; what happens to microbiome and immune markers? | Analog settings such as Antarctic winter stations | Planned |
| Flight passive payloads | Do materials and products survive the space environment? | Space station, with samples returned for analysis | Planned |
| Dose and mission modelling | What dose does a crew receive behind a given shell? | Computational: Cosmion Mission Simulator | In development |
Evidence first
Habitats are built on evidence. We would rather publish where a study is planned than imply it is done.
9studies across model, ground, analog and flight
Who it is for
Partners we work with.
Station and module builders
Evidence on shielding, water and waste handling and air quality for commercial LEO stations and lunar modules.
Research institutes
Joint ground and analog studies, including isolated-crew trials and Cosmion validation.
Life-support developers
Compatibility and stability studies that fit products into habitat environmental-control systems.
Questions
Habitat support studies FAQ.
What are habitat support studies?
They are the ground, analog and flight studies, together with modelling, that test whether a habitat's shielding, water and waste handling, air quality, food and crew health products work before a crew depends on them.
Who are the studies for?
Space agencies, commercial station and lunar module builders, research institutes and life-support developers who need evidence for habitat and crew-support decisions.
Are these studies complete?
Some are not started and some are in progress. The page lists the stage of each. MycoShell has component-level data at TRL 4; most other studies are planned, and we say so.
Can partners run studies with you?
Yes. We welcome collaboration on ground testing, analog crew studies and flight payloads. Contact us with your mission, setting and question.
Have a habitat question? Let's design the study.
Space agencies, station builders, research institutes and sustainable-construction partners: we would like to hear from you.