Celestial Laboratories is working to develop two pieces of technology that aim to solve two crucial long-term design issues in future Martian habitats.

1. Collapsible Habitation Structure
   
   Given that the cargo space inside an interplanetary spacecraft will always be smaller than the size of the habitat/airlock that is to be transported, it becomes critically important that the habitat/airlock exhibit collapsibility for interplanetary transport.
   
   Celestial Laboratories has pioneered a structural system made of modular components that can be used either in a habitat or an airlock. The structure exhibits collapsibility that is rapid and reversible, without compromising any of the structural requirements of the habitation structure. Final testing and prototyping of the structure is underway.
   
   

2. Integrated Ventilation System
   
   The atmosphere in Mars is different from that of Earth along several different variables, such as temperature, pressure, and particle and oxygen content. As such, it would be highly convenient to create an integrated ventilation system that is vertically integrated and occupies as little physical footprint as possible.
   
   Celestial Labs has designed an integrated ventilation system that is organized around a novel compressor invented specifically with constraints of extraterrestrial habitation in mind. The integrated ventilation system has the capacity to take in air from the Martian atmosphere, treat it along multiple variables, and provide breathable air to astronauts. It is designed to accommodate any additional number of air treatment modules, and can perform under extremes of temperature, pressure, and radiation conditions. Final testing and prototyping of the ventilation system is underway.