February 2019
Simulating lunar and martian regolith in the laboratory
... block weighing 1.5 tonnes has already been made via 3D printing of a simulant developed at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre (EAC) to demonstrate the use of lunar regolith as a building material. Various mission teams have also benefitted from the...
October 2023
The multidisciplinary world of space habitation design
... Fig 1: Top: Laser-melting of one interlocking geometry for the PAVER project using lunar soil simulant EAC-1A. Beam diameter: 5 cm, Laser power: 10 kW. Bottom: Interlocking paving elements on the Moon to mitigate dust in machinery and infrastructure...
