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Posted by: Jesse on: 02/05/2013 12:17 AM
"Given how awkward and expensive it would be to transport building materials from Earth, it certainly seems like it would make more sense to build lunar structures using the soil – known as regolith – that’s already present on the Moon. The project is aimed at developing methods of doing just that, using a robot-operated 3D printer to process the regolith on-site."
See the full story at Gizmag: http://www.gizmag.com/3d-printed-lunar-base/26060/
See the full story at Gizmag: http://www.gizmag.com/3d-printed-lunar-base/26060/
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