In fact, this innovative desert tent doesn't really come from space, but it has been designed by applying "the methodology and principles used in space design and development," according to a news release from the European Space Agency (ESA). The Desert Seal tent has been developed by a Swiss and an Italian architects to improve the life of people living in very arid and hot deserts. The top of the tent, which is more than two meters high, serves as a cool air intake during the warm days and blows warm air into the tent during the chilly desert nights. Read more...
Sources: European Space Agency, October 20, 2005; and various web sites
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