Space agency: Human urine could help make concrete on moon
The European Space Agency said Friday that human urine could one day become a useful ingredient in making concrete to build on the moon.
The European Space Agency said Friday that human urine could one day become a useful ingredient in making concrete to build on the moon.
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Building a lunar base would be one of the next logical steps in our exploration of the solar system, but the survival of a future crew depends on access to a reliable source of energy. An ESA Discovery & Preparation study ...
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Jul 19, 2019
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If you were transported to the Moon this very instant, you would surely and rapidly die. That's because there's no atmosphere, the surface temperature varies from a roasting 130 degrees Celsius (266 F) to a bone-chilling ...
Space Exploration
Mar 5, 2019
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This 1.5 tonne block was 3D printed from simulated lunar dust, to demonstrate the feasibility of constructing a Moon base using local materials.
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Jan 23, 2019
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The world is still celebrating the historic landing of China's Chang'e-4 on the dark side of the moon on January 3. This week, China announced its plans to follow up with three more lunar missions, laying the groundwork for ...
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Jan 17, 2019
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China will seek to establish an international lunar base one day, possibly using 3D printing technology to build facilities, the Chinese space agency said Monday, weeks after landing a rover on the moon's far side.
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Jan 14, 2019
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A vision of a future moon base that could be produced and maintained using 3-D printing.
Space Exploration
Nov 21, 2018
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Hopes of colonising Mars rest on the premise that we could terraform the red planet, making it habitable for humans with a breathable atmosphere and clement temperatures. However, a recent study cast doubt on the idea, concluding ...
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Aug 20, 2018
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A new ESA-led project is investigating the ways that 3-D printing could be used to create and run a habitat on the Moon. Everything from building materials to solar panels, equipment and tools to clothes, even nutrients and ...
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Jul 24, 2018
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It would be no exaggeration to say that we live in an age of renewed space exploration. In particular, the moon has become the focal point of increasing attention in recent years. In addition to President Trump's recent directive ...
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Jan 5, 2018
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