Antarctic Research Stations: Parallels for Interplanetary Design

Prototype, simulation and analogy are crucial to the preparation process for future space missions. In this context Antarctic research station design, construction and operation can provide a useful analogue because the stations provide isolated living and working within extreme conditions in extraordinarily remote locations. The areas for collaboration between the space and Antarctic design communities have only recently begun to be explored and there is much greater potential to learn from each other. Through a review of the design of two Antarctic stations the paper establishes potential fields of collaboration and sets an agenda for this process in the future as a vital ingredient to the success of global and inter planetary scientific research.