Nexora is the central survival system on Mars: a modular infrastructure designed to produce, distribute, and recycle essential resources such as oxygen, energy, and reusable materials.
Nexora
Project by Angelo Barbati
Academic year
2024/2025
The project emerges from a conceptual fusion between Norman Foster’s habitat module and the HALO modules developed by Thales Alenia Space Italia for the ESA. Once assembled, the HALO modules extend into the Martian subsurface as a protected network shielded from radiation and extreme temperatures. At the core is a control center organized into four functional areas: hygiene, work, data archiving, and personal storage. Six specialized modules manage key functions: organic and chemical recycling, solar energy production, oxygen generation via MOXIE technology, and control of electrical and oxygen systems. Connections occur through depressurized nodes, complemented by a panoramic relaxation area offering the crew vital mental and emotional recovery. Resilient and adaptive, Nexora is conceived as a human-centered system combining technical efficiency, operational safety, and psychological wellbeing in an extreme environment.
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