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Abstract

A habitat that may be constructed in space or on a celestial body having an atmosphere (or the lack thereof) that is inhospitable to human life. The habitat is contained in a hull having at least two walls, each wall comprising at least a flexible pressurizable membrane configured to retain an atmospheric pressure, such that a first wall encloses a first volume, and a second wall encloses a second volume that is contained within the first volume. In operation, the pressure on the inner side of each pressurizable membrane is equal to or greater than the pressure on the outer side of that pressurizable membrane. The walls may be separated by a sufficient distance to allow for inspection and/or repair. Walls may include micrometeoroid shielding, a thermal layer, a structural layer, and/or an architectural layer. The habitat may include a section that spins to generate artificial gravity.

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