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Joe Paradiso, head of the Responsive Environments group, captured the feel of the atmosphere during zero gravity on the Space Exploration initiative's research flight.

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Structurally, zero gravity means that we do not have to contend with architecture's greatest arch-nemesis, gravity. This opens up a new world of possibilities where we can deploy structures that no longer have to counteract/resist gravitational force. We would like to explore new forms of rapid inflatable prototyping. Most importantly this prototype explores surfaces utilizing materials that would normally fail under gravity, yet flourish in zero gravity.

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The Media Lab's Space Exploration Initiative chartered a zero gravity research flight to allow students to conduct research experiments that make explicit use of the unique affordances of microgravity.

This flight was the initiative's first research deployment, and the first step toward realizing the mission statement of democratizing access to space. Projects ranged across disciplines: design, architecture, engineering, biology, music, robotics, and beyond. The researchers are imagining and prototyping for humanity's future in space, beyond the basic concerns of survival.

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