{"id":2198,"date":"2020-07-22T13:03:29","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T17:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/maps\/2020\/07\/22\/wyss-institute-roboticists-win-nasa-award-for-developing-smart-deep-space-habitats\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T11:35:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T16:35:50","slug":"wyss-institute-roboticists-win-nasa-award-for-developing-smart-deep-space-habitats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/maps\/2020\/07\/22\/wyss-institute-roboticists-win-nasa-award-for-developing-smart-deep-space-habitats\/","title":{"rendered":"Wyss Institute roboticists win NASA award for developing smart deep-space habitats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/maps\/news\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2792\">News<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wyss Institute roboticists win NASA award for developing smart deep-space habitats<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69dcc9d1f32b0&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/maps\/files\/2024\/11\/NASA-STRI-RETHi-Logo-18Oct2018a-275x300-3.jpg\" alt=\"The organization of the Resilient ExtraTerrestrial Habitats institute (RETHi) project will bring together three interconnected research thrusts that work on complementary approaches for the realization of smart deep-space habitats. 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