A concise review of resource requirements for future space exploration

JL Zhang, YZ Li, Y Zhang - Advances in Space Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Establishing a lunar base is a critical goal for many aerospace powers. To achieve this goal,
various resources such as life support materials, energy, and shelter are required. However …

Structural Architectures for Imperfect Deployable Lunar Towers

JG Daye, AJ Lee, JM Fernandez - Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
The load-carrying performance for deployable lunar tower architectures using thin-ply
composite booms is parametrically evaluated. These towers support a communications and …

On the seismic behaviour of monolithic lunar arches subjected to moonquakes

N Kalapodis, G Zalachoris, OJ Ktenidou… - … & Structural Dynamics, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
With a new era emerging in the field of lunar exploration and habitation, there is a need for
research on structural forms made of local soil material (regolith), which will be able to …

Induction Melting, Casting, and Weldability of a Group IAB Iron Meteorite

JW Elmer, JS Bellino - Acta Astronautica, 2025 - Elsevier
Future construction of large-scale space structures will need to exploit natural space
resources for raw materials such as iron from asteroids, which is expected to be a key …

[HTML][HTML] Flextegrity arched structures for Lunar bases built from indigenous materials

C Boni, G Royer-Carfagni - Acta Astronautica, 2024 - Elsevier
Flextegrity is a broad structural concept, represented here by a chain of perforated massive
segments in dry contact, coupled by a passing-through pre-tensioned tie-rod (tendon) …

[HTML][HTML] Energy system and resource utilization in space: A state-of-the-art review

W Wu, J Shen, H Kong, Y Yang, E Ren, Z Liu… - The Innovation …, 2024 - the-innovation.org
Deep space exploration expands our understanding about the evolution history of solar
system, while the future development heavily relies on the construction of energy systems …

[PDF][PDF] Progress and trends in lunar habitat construction research based on bibliometric analysis

J JIANG, H MEIa, S LIa, Z YUa, Y HONG - 2024 - app.iass2024.org
Various countries have proposed plans for lunar bases, and research on construction of
lunar habitat has become increasingly important. A bibliometric analysis was conducted on …