"The technosphere provides a framework for understanding the scale of human impact on Earth. The term was coined by Peter K. Haff, and it is defined as the global network of human-made artifacts: a physical layer of infrastructure, buildings, vehicles, and machinery that functions alongside the biosphere and atmosphere. Currently estimated at 30 trillion tons, this human-constructed mass is dominated by the built environment."
"Through NASA's Artemis program, this network of human-made mass is expanding beyond Earth's atmosphere and is looking to establish new orbital infrastructure that represents the first permanent off-world extension of this man-made system. The first addition to this expansion is Gateway, a modular space station that will be positioned in orbit around the Moon."
"Due to limitations in transporting and launching heavy parts, the architecture of the Gateway will be defined by modularity to enable incremental assembly. Apart from robotic arms and other complex technical systems, there will be two primary habitable elements serving as the foundation for human life: the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) and the International Habitat (I-Hab)."
The technosphere, a global network of human-made artifacts estimated at 30 trillion tons, is expanding beyond Earth's terrestrial surface. NASA's Artemis program represents the first permanent off-world extension of this man-made system through the Gateway space station, a modular facility positioned in lunar orbit. Gateway will be approximately one-fifth the size of the International Space Station and serve as a base for lunar missions and deep-space research. Its architecture emphasizes modularity to overcome launch weight constraints. Two primary habitable modules—the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) and the International Habitat (I-Hab)—provide pressurized living spaces for human survival in the vacuum of space, offering approximately 30 cubic meters of habitable volume for crews.
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