What’s the Best Material for a Lunar Tower?

     Physical infrastructure on the Moon will be critical to any long-term human presence there as both America and China are gearing up for a sustained human lunar presence. A self-deploying tower is one of the most essential parts of that physical infrastructure. These towers can hold numerous pieces of equipment, from solar panels to communications arrays.

Transportation - Student Team At University of Colorado At Colorado Springs Study Possibility Of A Space Elevator For The Ceres Asteroid

     A student team at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs looked at the use case of a space elevator on Ceres. They found that it could be done with existing technology. The findings of the team are published in the journal 2024 Regional Student Conferences.

Materials - Researchers Are Investigating The Use Of Fungi In Building Materials - Part 1 of 2 Parts

Part 1 of 2 Parts
    Scientists are using biological matter to create unique new materials that are able to adapt to their environment and repair themselves. The idea of living materials has been a staple of science fiction for decades. It is in the process of becoming real in the near future.

Materials - Utilizing Lunar Regolith To Support Life, Energy Generation And Construction

     Increased interest and investment in space exploration are driving efforts to develop the technologies needed to make the moon a viable home for humans. Developing lunar infrastructure requires building materials which would be costly and inefficient to launch from Earth. This has led to research into the in-situ processing and use of raw materials naturally found on the Moon's surface.

Construction - Researchers At The University Of Lincoln Working On A Space Construction Robot.

     Researchers have designed a state-of-the-art walking robot called E-Walker to take on the difficult task of space construction. A robot prototype has already been tested on Earth by assembling a twenty-five-meter Large Aperture Space Telescope. The telescope would usually be built in space.

Mars - Researchers Working On Method To Heat The Martian Surface In Months

     Science fiction authors have dreamed for decades of terraforming Mars for human habitation. Previous studies have suggested that it would take enormous effort and centuries to accomplish this. New studies suggest that just a few specks of particles added to Mars’s atmosphere would heat it by over fifty degrees Fahrenheit in months. This would potentially make it hospitable for liquid water.

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