MOONMAKER: Scientists To Use Moondust And 3D Printers To Build Lunar Settlements

The MOONRISE technology shall be used on the Moon, where it will melt lunar dust with a laser.
Note: Licensed photo(LZH/Newsflash). The MOONRISE technology shall be used on the Moon, where it will melt lunar dust with a laser. Note: Licensed photo(LZH/Newsflash).
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18 July 2022
Space scientists are planning to turn lunar dust into the raw material for 3D printers to construct settlements and landing pads on the Moon. The project - being carried out by scientists from the Hannover Laser Centre (LZH) and the Berlin Technical University (TU Berlin) - has already been...