Extra-terrestrial space exploration is a set of strategic activities for the future boosting the technological progress and the transition of economic systems. The ongoing PNPR is targeted to empower systems of observation and to prepare the exploration of extra-terrestrial space habitats (SH). The research of the PE 15 will take part within the team of the: WP3 Mission concepts and architectures for sustainable human exploration of the solar system; Task 3.1 Design tools for SH. T3.1 will deal with the development of methods, tools and processes to support the design of future human-tended SH. Milestones: M3.1: Parametric design robust methods definition based on validated processes by the adopted technologies (e.g. distributed ledger). Task T3.1 Design tools for SH; WP4 Design of infrastructures for implementation and operations of sustainable exploration architecture; Task 4.3 Design of space infrastructures for the human exploration. T4.2 will investigate the design of crew stations (e.g., Moon, Mars), habitation means (e.g., Moon, Mars) and novel logistic modules (e.g., storage hangars, power generation). Milestones: M4.3: Digital modeling of project design concepts for extraterrestrial spaceports and sustainable settlements based as much as possible on available extraterrestrial resources; Project design concepts options generation and performances’ parametric simulation; Project design details of specific human centered solutions.

Engineering and architecture skills coped with wish to go beyond the disciplinary boundaries may be the basis to start and successfully compete a challenging scholarly research in space activities. Computational skills will also very welcome to model the complex problems to be solved within the research gap. Collaborative soft skills and curiosity are also expected by the candidate with international languages ability (french and german as first and also east and far east ones will be very welcome).

The research team is leaded by the hub based at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Politecnico di Torino with University of Florence and other universities and research institutions of primary relevance within the space interdisciplinary associated with research the Italian Space Industry cutting edge Companies. The research environment is widely multidisciplinary one offers an excellence training for and ambitious competitive researchers. The project must end i 2026.