Spacehabitat

A space habitat, also known as a space station or orbital habitat, is a space system intended to be a long-term home where people can live, often in the low Earth orbit or other locations in outer space. These habitats are designed to provide a controlled environment that supports human life, including life support systems for air, water, and food, as well as radiation shielding, artificial gravity, and other necessary amenities. The concept of space habitats has been explored extensively in both science fiction and real-world scientific research, with notable examples including the International Space Station (ISS) and proposed future projects like O'Neill cylinders and Stanford toruses. In Hebrew, a space habitat can be translated as מרכז חלל (merkaz khalal) or מגורים בחלל (migurim bekhalal). In Russian, it is known as космическая станция (kosmicheskaya stantsiya), and in Chinese, it is referred to as 空间站 (kōngjiān zhàn). The development of space habitats is a key focus of space agencies and private companies aiming to expand human presence beyond Earth, facilitating research, commerce, and potentially even permanent settlements in space.