Orbital Design
Architecture and engineering for spacecraft and space habitats.
From Earth to Orbit
Trained as an architect, I use the design, storytelling, programming, iterative, and technical skills gained in the course of my profession to synthesize new concepts for space architecture. These concepts often take the form of speculative designs and/or academic papers, but can also be simple sketches or illustrations.
-Elliott Orion Ruzicka
Latest Blog
The Ideal Street Grid for Extraterrestrial Settlements — Project Pathway
The spaces in between the structures of an extraterrestrial settlement become de-facto streets, or pathways. As more and more structures are added, the space efficiencies between the structures becomes increasingly important for a fledgling settlement with limited resources. This blog post introduces my effort to determine which grid morphology is the best for extraterrestrial settlements.