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The name Melissa comes from ancient mycaean culture. It means honeybee.

Throughout history mankind has revered the honeybee. Beautiful and resourceful the bee is the ultimate symbol of colonisation. The explorer, the gatherer, the master builder of habitat.

The primitive shape of the hexagon is transformed into the complex structure of the honeycomb.

This project takes the simplicity of the tesselating honeycomb and transforms it into the transport and deployment of practical space habitats the can be used for advancing our understanding of the universe.

Please click through the headings above for more details of the project.