A Moon Base Made From Lunar Dust 115
Zothecula writes "The race to build a manned research station on the moon has been slowly picking up steam in recent years, with several developed nations actively studying a variety of construction methods. In just the past few months, the European Space Agency revealed a design involving 3D-printed structures and the Russian Federal Space Agency announced plans for a moon base by 2037. Now international design agency, Architecture Et Cetera (A-ETC), has thrown its hat into the ring with a proposal for SinterHab, a moon base consisting of bubble-like compartments coated in a protective layer of melted lunar dust."
Cart Before The Horse (Score:3, Funny)
Why worry about the moonbase construction material when you can't even land on the moon?
First things first.
buzzword bingo /. edition: (Score:4, Funny)
Not a bad idea (Score:5, Funny)
The last thing you want is a popup saying "HP LunarJet 1050P has detected a nonstandard or refilled cartridge. Printing suspended."
Melting Sand with fresnel lense (Score:4, Funny)
I once watched a video from an "artist" who has built a kind of 3D plotter using a fresnel lense to melt sand. When I saw that I immediately thought: that is how you built on the moon.
Perhaps someone knows that video and can link it?
Re:Cart Before The Horse (Score:4, Funny)
All we need to do is get the inflatable protective air-tight internal structures on the moon
Would give a whole new meaning to not running with scissors.