Speakers

Sandra Häuplik-Meusburger is a space architect and researcher at TU Wien, where she teaches and leads research on space architecture, habitability, and human-centred design for extreme environments. She is the Academic Director of the Executive MBA in Space Architecture & Management at TU Wien.
Her work investigates the relationship between humans and the built environment under extreme conditions, from orbital habitats to lunar and planetary settlements. She has contributed to international space research and design projects and collaborates across architecture, engineering, psychology, and the space sciences.
She is the author and editor of several books on space architecture and habitability, including Architecture for Astronauts and Space Habitats and Habitability. She is a Full Member of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), Co-Chair of the Moon Village Association’s Architecture Working Group, and Co-Editor of Acta Astronautica. Her current research focuses on habitability, adaptive and large orbital structures, different gravity environments, and the role of architecture in enabling humans not only to survive in space, but to live well there.