Combustion-based methods are attractive for space manufacturing because the use of
chemical energy stored in reactants dramatically decreases the required external energy …

Prior studies of brick design for future lunar constructed facilities generated various possible
solution ideas. This paper describes the proposed design and automated assembly of …

ABSTRACT In 2017, Space Policy Directive–1 was issued to ensure that “the United States
will lead the return of humans to the Moon for long-term exploration and utilization” and …

As a novel energetic material with quite a high energy density, titanium hydride (TiH2) was
introduced into a polytetrafluoroethylene/aluminum (PTFE/Al) reactive material system for …

To mitigate dust problems during launch/landing operations in lunar and Mars missions, it is
desired to build solid pads on the surface. Recently, strong tiles have been fabricated from …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-2422. vid The Lunar Plume
Alleviation Device (Lunar PAD) project aims to ensure safe lunar landings through the …

Since the Apollo era, the debris-generating interactions between a rocket and extraterrestrial
surfaces have caused known risks to large-scale lunar and planetary exploration. In-situ …

Humankind's ambitions of exploring our solar system and parts beyond depend heavily on
our ability to collect resources from local environments at our destinations rather than …

Laminated composites have been widely used in weight critical structures, such as aircraft,
spacecraft, bullet-proof vests, radiation protection suits, spacesuits etc., owing to their high …

Use of lunar/Martian regolith for in situ production of construction materials and structures
would decrease the amounts of materials transported from Earth in missions to the Moon …