Analysis

June 17, 2020

Building a utopian Martian village in the Californian desert

Interstellar Lab is building a prototype Mars settlement in California to research living on the red planet. Tourists could go for $6,000 a week.


Barbara Belvisi is building sustainable habitats, starting in the Mojave Desert in California. 

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Barbara Belvisi, founder of Interstellar Lab.
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