September 2020
Commercial opportunities beyond Earth orbit
... cost effectively will be through reusable launch vehicles. A concept for constructing a lunar base using automated 3D printers, making use of lunar regolith as building material. SpaceX recently succeeded in the Falcon-9 launch of astronauts to the...
January 2023
LUNAR OASIS – architectural visions for an integrated lunar habitat
... for the various concepts of near-term future lunar research facilities and presenting common themes related to ... protect from harmful impacts, a multilayer construction using lunar regolith was necessary. The entrance area provides a shelter-like ...
July 2020
Investigations into plant growth on the Moon
...fair and was later developed as an actual payload for the lunar mission. The 2D clinostat and its control box, used to ...of a Moon colony critical. Research has proved that simulated lunar regolith can support the growth of plants. However, plants on ...
April 2021
Managing the Moon - a model for engaging with planetary environments
...arrays on the peaks of eternal light. Long shadows on the lunar surface. Oblique view of the Moon’s surface photographed by Apollo ...did not find it inert and inactive. The gravity, lunar regolith and dust, and lack of atmosphere creates an environment...
11 December 2020
A US company is aiming to race rovers on the Moon next year
... for the US space agency. Nasa is paying the Colorado-based company $1 (£0.74), a sum proposed by Lunar Outpost, to collect a small sample of lunar regolith, which the company will collect with its Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform, or MAPP. The...
June 2022
Sunshades in space could help alleviate Earth’s climate crisis
... presence on the Moon. For the sunshade, viable lunar resources include aluminium and/or titanium extracted from lunar regolith; these lightweight metals can be transported from the lunar surface to an orbital manufacturing facility, while heavier...
