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This chapter summarizes the evolution of the concept of ‘Habitability’ as it has been envisioned, approached and addressed within the context of extraterrestrial human habitation. It outlines the initial defining characteristics identified from research in terrestrial ICEs (Isolated, Confined and Extreme Environments), traces the evolution of concern with place (location characteristics) to habitation space (built environments) and summarizes the expansion of focus from individual living spaces to those encompassing whole communities that are driven by the demands of the extraterrestrial environment.
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Analogue: “something that is similar to or can be used instead of something else” (Cambridge dictionary 2020).
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Definition of wetware: the human brain or a human being considered especially with respect to human logical and computational capabilities (Merriam Webster, 2020).
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Remember that in most ICE humans can only survive with a protecting envelope.
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“Валентина Терешкова: чьей воле покорялась женщина, покорившая космос” [Valentina Tereshkova: the Woman who Conquered Space]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 16 June 2006. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
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B. Harris, personal communication, thesis committee member (1995–1996).
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For more information on Polar Bases go to: (https://www.coolantarctica.com/Community/antarctic_bases.php).
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Another term for insomnia due to the lengths of the days and nights in the polar regions (cf. Stephenson 2009, p. 113).
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Häuplik-Meusburger, S., Bishop, S. (2021). Habitability: From Place to Space. In: Space Habitats and Habitability. Space and Society. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69740-2_2
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