To explore and work in space, human beings must take their environment with them because there is no atmospheric pressure and no oxygen to sustain life. Inside the spacecraft, the atmosphere can ...

The idea that people other than highly trained astronauts would someday live and work in space has long fascinated science fiction fans. Today, it interests professional space scientists and ...

Boldness: there is a boldness implied in the way that people squeeze into these structures and, despite the apparent danger, create a living space. They add ordinary objects to make a home ...

The poem describes a ramshackle living space, with its lack of 'straight lines' and beams 'balanced crookedly on supports'. Imtiaz Dharker has explained that the poem describes the slums of Mumbai ...

Designers are frequently tasked with "making use of every inch" for storage or function, reflecting a tendency among residents to accumulate belongings disproportionate to their living spaces.