Orbitalism
UX vision for future space tourists (in 2012)
A vision of how the experience of space tourism could look and feel, explored through service and interaction design.
A research project at the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design in 2012.
Interaction Design
People-centered design for the next generation of human space flight. Focusing on #SpaceTourism.
Service Design
We developed a service concept for a possible space-tourism offering to establish the scenario for our design work. Explore the service-design presentation (PDF).
Contributors
Franz Viehböck, Former Astronaut. Soyuz TM-12 Mission to Mir (1991) Wikipedia Info - Interview. User-testing and co-creation of ideas for a space tourist user experience.
Dr. Werner Balogh, Programme Officer at UN Office for Outer Space Affairs - advice on international space law & current state of the space industry.
Réka Kovács, Co-Founder at Nanosatisfi, LinkedIn - advice on current state of the space industry, micro-gravity experience and space tourism. Co-creation of ideas for a space tourist user experience.
Anders Højmose, Interaction Designer at TraceAgency - project advisor.
Matt Cottam, CEO at Tellart - advice on service design & user-centered design for astronauts.
Stefan Eder, Motion Designer, 3D Designer at Flugfeld53 - 3D Visualization
Christian Lendl, Multimedia-Engineer & Tourism Specialist - dchris.net - Interview about the tourism industry and co-creation of ideas for a space tourist offering.
Sandra Hauplik-Meusburger, Architect, Member of the Space Architecture Technical Committee (SATC) of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Author of the book ARCHITECTURE FOR ASTRONAUTS - Interview about the interface between people, space and objects on board a space station.
Remco Timmermans, Space Exploration Advocate & SpaceUpEU Organizer - Twitter - feedback & support for the project.