23. What materials would be used to make houses? How would the space environment determine what materials could be used effectively? (A K2S Question)

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There is a new generation of space habitats being designed now. They are inflatable structures made of new very strong and light materials. Over the years we will invent even better materials for space structures and habitats. Nanotechnology is maturing and is the perfect tool to create super space materials.

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Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer


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