Engineering:Spartan Space

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Short description: French lunar surface habitat company


Spartan Space is a French space company specializing in the development of habitation systems for extreme environments. Based in Septèmes-les-Vallons, France. It is among the inaugural laureates of the TECHTHEMOON initiative by CNES.[1] The company is known for developing the EUROHAB concept,[2] a lunar remote base camp designed as a payload for a robotic lunar lander, and the development of a IVA space suit.[3]

History

Spartan Space was founded in January 2021 by Peter Weiss, a Franco-German engineer.[4] The capital was increased in June 2021 by introducing several shareholders into the company, such as the architect Jacques Rougerie and the astronauts Jean-Francois Clervoy and Jean Jacques Favier.[5] In September 2021, a full-scale model of the EUROHAB concept was unveiled at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Dubai.[6] The company has won several development projects with the European Space Agency and the French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES), and is involved in the development of the Lunar I-HAB, the European habitation module developed by Thales Alenia Space in Turin.[7][8] In 2023, the French National Assembly exhibited a second mock-up of Eurohab at the Palais Bourbon in Paris.[9]

Eurohab

Eurohab is a concept for a lunar surface habitat developed by Spartan Space. The idea was initially developed by Peter Weiss and Jean Jacques Favier and received a prize from the Foundation Jacques Rougerie.[10] Eurohab is based on an inflatable habitat that can be transported to the lunar surface by a robotic vehicle such as the ESA Argonaut Lander or the Nyx Lander of The Exploration Company. Automatically deployed at the lunar south pole, it serves as a remote base camp for a crew of astronauts in extravehicular activity.[11]

Spartan Space developed a first mock-up of the habitat, which was exhibited at IAC 2021 and the French Pavilion of the Expo 2020 in Dubai.[12] In 2022, the company performed tests with the system in the desert of Abu Dhabi.[13][14] Air Liquide and the French CEA joined the concept to provide an energy management system based on flexible solar cells, regenerative fuel cells and a management system based on artificial intelligence.[15][16] The same year the concept was presented to the French senate as potential French contribution to the Artemis Program during a public audition.[17]

Airlock

Spartan and Airbus Defence and Space have completed a design for a lunar habitat airlock, commissioned by CNES.[18]

EuroSuit

In 2023, CNES selected Spartan Space as the prime contractor to develop a European intra-vehicular activity (IVA) spacesuit. Other contributors to the projects are the Institute of Space Medicine and Physiology (MEDES) and the French company Decathlon.[3] The first images of the spacesuit, named EuroSuit, were published in November 2025. A developmental version of EuroSuit was tested in 2026 on the ISS during the mission Epsilon of the ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot.[19][20] Simultaneously, Spartan Space performed a EuroSuit water survival test campaign in Marseille.[19] The company is expected to develop a final ground version of the suit by the end of 2027.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "The Lunar Startups - TechTheMoon" (in en-US). 2021-11-25. https://www.techthemoon.com/en/the-lunar-startups/. 
  2. ↑ Dorminey, Bruce. "French Space Startup Builds Ingenious New Inflatable Lunar Habitat Prototype" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucedorminey/2021/10/22/french-space-startup-builds-ingenious-new-inflatable-lunar-habitat-prototype/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Parsonson, Andrew (2024-05-27). "CNES, Decathlon, Spartan Space and MEDES to Develop Spacesuit" (in en-US). https://europeanspaceflight.com/cnes-decathlon-spartan-space-and-medes-to-develop-spacesuit/. 
  4. ↑ Kulu, Erik. "Spartan Space - Factories in Space" (in en). https://www.factoriesinspace.com/spartan-space. 
  5. ↑ "THE TEAM" (in en-US). https://spartan-space.com/the-team/. 
  6. ↑ "Lunar Lander in Dubai" (in en). https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/10/Lunar_Lander_in_Dubai. 
  7. ↑ "Lunar I-Hab Mock-up – liquifer systems group" (in en-GB). https://liquifer.com/lunar-i-hab-mock-up/. 
  8. ↑ "Lunar I-Hab mockup operational and ready for action | Thales Alenia Space" (in en). 2024-04-11. https://www.thalesaleniaspace.com/en/news/lunar-i-hab-mockup-operational-and-ready-action. 
  9. ↑ "Spartan Space on show at the French national assembly | Fondation Jacques Rougerie" (in en). 2023-08-22. https://www.fondation-jacques-rougerie.com/en/news-and-events/2023-08-22-spartan-space/. 
  10. ↑ www.kaloa.net, Studio de design Kaloa-. "EUROHAB" (in en). https://www.jacquesrougeriedatabase.com/project/eurohab. 
  11. ↑ Weiss, Peter; Favier; Rougerie; Clervoy. "EUROHAB: Concept of an inflatable habitat payload as support to crewed missions on the lunar surface". Global Space Exploration Conference (GLEX 2021), St Petersburg, Russian Federation, 14-18 June 2021.. 
  12. ↑ Mayangao, Cherry (2021-10-18). "Enjoy out-of-this-world entertainment as France Pavilion launches Space Week" (in en-US). https://mid-east.info/enjoy-out-of-this-world-entertainment-as-france-pavilion-launches-space-week/. 
  13. ↑ "space". https://www.adu.ac.ae/news-and-events/news/news/detail/2022/02/07/adu-to-host-eurohab-on-campus-from-february-8-11-2022. 
  14. ↑ Nasir, Sarwat. "Lunar habitat prototype on display at Abu Dhabi University" (in en). https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2022/02/09/lunar-habitat-prototype-on-display-at-abu-dhabi-university/. 
  15. ↑ CEA (2022-09-21). "L'habitat lunaire de Spartan Space" (in fr). https://www.cea.fr/Pages/actualites/sciences-de-la-matiere/habitat-lunaire-spartan-space.aspx. 
  16. ↑ Weiss, Peter; Mohamed; Singh; Hayevskyy. "EUROHAB Secondary Habitat A potential European contribution to ARTEMIS". The 19th ASCE ASD Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction and Operations in Challenging Environment (Earth & Space 2024) Kovens Conference Center, Florida International University Miami, FL, USA
  17. ↑ "Enjeux du conseil ministériel de l'Agence spatiale européenne des 22-23 novembre 2022" (in fr-FR). 2023-04-07. https://www.senat.fr/rap/r22-130/r22-130.html. 
  18. ↑ Parsonson, Andrew (August 15, 2025). "Spartan Space and Airbus Complete CNES Lunar Surface Airlock Study". https://europeanspaceflight.com/spartan-space-and-airbus-complete-cnes-lunar-surface-airlock-study/. 
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Parsonson, Andrew (2026-06-22). "ESA Astronaut Tests European Spacesuit Prototype Aboard ISS" (in en-US). https://europeanspaceflight.com/esa-astronaut-tests-european-spacesuit-prototype-aboard-iss/. 
  20. ↑ Parsonson, Andrew (2025-11-15). "European Spacesuit to be Tested Aboard ISS in 2026" (in en-US). https://europeanspaceflight.com/european-spacesuit-to-be-tested-aboard-iss-in-2026/. 



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