Barbara Belvisi was a nature-loving child growing up in France and daydreamed about life on other planets, like the domes filled with plants and flowers she painted on her bedroom walls. She studied finance and business and built a career investing in companies that rely on innovation in science or engineering.

Hardware Club is an investment firm that focuses on physical, connected products. She realized her childhood dream as the founder and CEO of Interstellar Lab, which aims to build inflatable Pods that can support life on other planets. She had to learn a lot about life support, agriculture, and architecture.

Belvisi founded the company in order to create the perfect climate and atmosphere for life. The purpose is more than just to support the goal of becoming a multi-planetary species. Belvisi's company is developing technology that could help address issues like food scarcity and habitat loss.

The Intersteller lab is pictured.

The Bio Pod is an inflatable dome where temperature, humidity, and oxygen and carbon dioxide can be monitored and controlled. It looks like a shrunken-down version of the Eden Project with its all-white exterior and transparent roof. Belvisi says that it is a super- advanced greenhouse.

The hull of a boat is filled with electronic and hydraulic equipment that can be used to control the environment. It has equipment that can be used to grow plants without soil inside. The water is recycled and the sunlight filters in. A liquidfertilizer spray is tailored to the plant. The conditions are monitored and adjusted to make the plant grow better.

A full-scale prototype is being built by Interstellar Lab at its warehouse in Paris. It is also conducting tests with plants that are difficult to grow. Growers can cultivate the plant closer to where it is needed by replicating its natural environment in a sealed enclosure.

According to the company, Bio Pod can reduce water use by 98%, cut energy needs by 20%, and improve yields. Dozens of Earth-based preorders have come from food suppliers, cosmetics companies, and pharma firms.