Japanese researchers plan artificial-gravity lunar habitat
Kyoto University and Kajima aim to create a rotating lunar habitat generating artificial gravity to support long-term moon colonisation.
Kyoto University and construction firm Kajima Corp are collaborating on a groundbreaking project to develop a lunar habitat, ‘Neo Lunar Glass,’ capable of generating artificial gravity through rotation. The structure, intended to address the harmful effects of microgravity on the human body, is designed to create Earth-like living conditions on the moon.
The habitat will be a 200-metre-wide, 400-metre-tall paraboloid structure, accommodating up to 10,000 residents. Researchers plan to construct a ground-based prototype by the 2030s, using models and simulations to refine the technology.
The project aims to revolutionise lunar colonisation and human survivability in space, with a scale model already unveiled and early simulations demonstrating artificial gravity’s feasibility.
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