This NASA-award-winning cabin was built for Mars but you can stay in it for $175 a night

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This NASA-award-winning cabin was built for Mars but you can stay in it for $175 a night. (via CNBCMakeIt)

Starting in March, guests can spend a night in Tera, an eco-habitat created through space-grade technology, for $175 to $500 a night.to raise money to build Tera, and multiple bookings have already sold out.

AI SpaceFactory designed the original version of the habitat, called Marsha, for a 3D-printed planetary habitatand won first place. The only difference between the two habitats is that Marsha was built exclusively using fiber from a type of rock abundant on Mars called basalt, while Tera also uses other materials found on Earth, like fiberglass. Most of the materials used to build Tera are biodegradable and recyclable.

Al SpaceFactory hopes to one day make Tera-related projects for commercial use here on Earth and use it as a revenue stream to fund its space-related projects. The company says that several interested parties, including music festivals, have already been in contact to ask about building structures similar to Tera, but no projects are yet in the works.

Al SpaceFactory says its mission is to eliminate the use of traditional materials such as concrete, which negativelyHere's what Tera will look like what it's completed, according to AI SpaceFactory's renderings of the project.Digital rendering of Tera in upstate New York.Credit: AI SpaceFactory and Plomp

Inside Tera, the ground floor will be the living area, equipped with a bathroom and shower, a food preparation counter and a living room with a seating area that folds out to a terrace.The second floor, which will be accessible by a wooden staircase, will be the sleeping loft that can double as an eating and gathering area, according to Al SpaceFactory's

 

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