November 2019
PROSPECTing for lunar polar volatiles
...orbiter and the Luna-27 lander (also called Luna-Resurs). Luna-27 is focused on the discovery and characterisation of lunar resources including volatiles at a high latitude landing site (beyond 85 degrees south) and will carry a European contribution...
October 2021
Mining lunar hydrogen
... to work for more than seven hours in the harsh temperature and radiation environment found on the lunar surface. Lunar hydrogen This hypothesis of hydrogen outgassing sets the theoretical framework for developing so-called ‘hydrogen energy’, which...
May 2022
Design architecture for 3D printing a lunar habitat
...to solve and how can we do it? Classes of 3D printing technologies with applications for the lunar environment. Lunar regolith The first stages of building a lunar base for colonists will, by necessity, involve equipment and consumables being brought...
February 2021
Supporting sustainable lunar development
... in proportion to the quality of services the LDC provides and overall conditions on the Moon. In other words, a deteriorating lunar environment, society or economy will greatly reduce demand for service access licenses, thus harming the cooperative...
December 2021
All for one and one for all – recommendations for a sustainable future in lunar exploration
... south pole, supporting long-term, large-scale scientific exploration, technical experiments and development and utilization of lunar resources”. This is a logical extension of the OST, in that agents of any state must be allowed free access to all...
April 2019
Protecting our lunar legacy
..., either by rover tracks, engine exhaust or even eventually, new footprints. Tests were done on the way the lunar regolith is disturbed in different controlled conditions. A 93-page document emerged from these studies with the title ‘Recommendations...
