This book offers a cutting-edge perspective of design for space to increase astronauts' wellbeing and performance creating a more sustainable and inclusive environment, but without to forget beauty. The relevant aspect is that these design principles are now also supported and promoted by the European Community with the New European Bauhaus project. It is legitimate to affirm that Space Design is a precursor and inspiring these principles. Space exploration has shown us how results of space research inspire management policies addressing important earth issues such as the responsible use of resources as well as ethical behavior leading to sustainable and inclusive choices. The International Space Station (ISS) is the most successful virtuous example of circular economy and sustainability by almost totally recycling the waste produced. Recently the European Space Agency (ESA) launched the first call for parastronauts opening the fly possibilities to people with physical disabilities and thus affirming the principle of inclusion in space. Thanks to designa bridge between science, technology, and beautyspace opens up to new creative experiments, placing the human being at the center of the interplanetary exploration programs to ensure extra-terrestrial habitats safer, more comfortable, and efficient, where crew will feel like at home.

Autorentext
Annalisa Dominoni is architect, designer and professor at Politecnico di Milano (Polytechnic University of Milan) where she gained a Ph.D. in Industrial Design for Space in 2001. One specific area of her research concerns living and working in extreme environments and in microgravity conditions. She has developed new design concepts for habitation modules and equipment in order to increase the well-being and facilitate missions in Space collaborating with ASI, ESA, and NASA as well with a variety of companies in the private sector. One of her last projects is a space station for Thales Alenia Space developed in 2019. Dr. Dominoni has been the Principal Investigator of two scientific experiments with astronauts on board the International Space Station: GOAL, Garments for Orbital Activities in weigthLessness, Eneide Mission, ESA 2005, and VEST, Integrated Clothing System for Intra-Vehicular Activities (IVA), Marco Polo Mission, ASI 2002. In 2016 she creates and directs Space4InspirAction, together with Benedetto Quaquaro, the 1st and unique Space Design Master of Science's Course in the world recognized and supported by ESA. Prof. Dominoni has chaired international symposia and workshops on design for outer space and has written books and numerous papers in scientific journals. She has been the recipient of several prestigious awards, including ADI Design Index and Premio Compasso d'Oro.

Inhalt
Space Design Meets the New European Bauhaus.- Design for Sustainability in Space: Future Nature.- Design for Inclusion in Space: Parastronauts Project.