Movable housing to be tested in Antarctic for future lunar mission english.kyodonews.net

KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 17:45 | All, JapanA movable housing unit that can endure extreme weather conditions was shown to the press Tuesday before it heads for testing next year in the Antarctic, all with an eye to using the information obtained for a future lunar mission.
The cuboid container-type facility, revealed at the National Institute of Polar Research in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, is 3 meters high and 6 meters wide and can withstand low temperatures and strong winds.
The residential facility was developed by the polar research institute, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Misawa Homes Co. and its research unit.
The walls are covered with a heat-insulating material, and the facility is equipped with solar panels and a solar heating system.
The housing unit will travel aboard the icebreaker Shirase to be delivered to the Syowa Station, a Japanese research base in the Antarctic.