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I write for two blogs, one on nuclear issues and one on the space industry. Sometimes subjects overlap between the two blogs. This series of articles has to do with NASA’s interest in using nuclear power to propel spacecraft and power manned bases in space. I decided that I would post these articles in the space blog and not the nuclear blog.
With all the interest in returning to the Moon to build permanent human habitats, there is the question of what will be used for building materials. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) have developed a sustainable process for making bricks on the Moon. It makes use of lunar soil, bacteria and guar beans to consolidate the soil into possible load-bearing structures.
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Spaceflight Inc. has announced that it will launch a new Orbital Transfer Vehicle called the Sherpa-FX on a dedicated rideshare mission on a SpaceX Falcon rocket. This is the first of a planned next-generation of transfer vehicles being develop by Spaceflight Inc.
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NASA has funded massive projects to get us into space. But they also fund much smaller projects to help flesh out a major new private space industry sector.
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