HAVEN
HAVEN proposes a stowable, inflatable capsule for emergency evacuation from the ISS. Current crewed vehicles are designed primarily for transport, not as dedicated lifeboats, leaving a critical gap in station-specific emergency systems. HAVEN addresses this by introducing a compact, modular re-entry capsule equipped with a deployable heat shield and hybrid rigid–soft structure. The system can be docked as a new module housing up to six emergency re-entry vehicles, providing immediate evacuation capability for an entire crew. Each capsule autonomously executes a high-velocity re-entry and controlled descent, enabling safe, rapid recovery in the event of fire, depressurization, or medical crisis. Working on this project deepened my interest in form finding under extreme environmental constraints—how collapsible and inflatable structures can achieve both spatial efficiency and mechanical integrity
Link to research paper submitted to IEEE Aerospace Conference