The first thing you notice is the plants. In the early days of space travel, habitats were steel tubes and recycled air. Function over feeling. But somewhere between the 2020s and now, someone decided that if humans were going to live in orbit long-term, the space had to feel alive. Now the walls breathe. Hydroponic towers line the curved modules, tended by crews from a dozen different countries. The sweet smell of basil floats past sensor arrays. Someone has hung a small painting near the pan
