[HTML][HTML] Physical, mechanical and thermal properties of vacuum sintered HUST-1 lunar regolith simulant

W Han, Y Zhou, L Cai, C Zhou, L Ding - International Journal of Mining …, 2024 - Elsevier
Establishing a base on the Moon is one of the new goals of human lunar exploration in
recent years. Sintered lunar regolith is one of the most potential building materials for lunar …

To boldly go where no one has gone before: Sulfur concrete, a promising construction material fulfilling the demands for a sustainable future on celestial objects: A …

Q Wang, D Snoeck - Materials Today, 2024 - Elsevier
The need to build a long-term or even permanent base is now a significant concern with the
development of the exploration of extraterrestrial celestial bodies. Sulfur concrete was first …

Analysis and prediction of uniaxial compressive strength of icy lunar regolith under extreme temperature

J Liu, W Zhang, Y Tian, L Tao, P Li, S Jiang - Advances in Space Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Water ice exists in the permanently shadowed region (PSR) of the moon. It can become a
vital survival material for the lunar base and provide fuel for the moon to make the moon a …

Regolith sintering and 3D printing for lunar construction: An extensive review on recent progress

MS Suhaizan, P Tran, A Exner, BG Falzon - Progress in Additive …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract In-Situ Resource Utilisation (ISRU) is increasingly being seen as a viable and
essential approach to constructing infrastructure for human habitation on the moon …

In-situ additive manufacturing with lunar regolith for lunar base construction: A review

C Bao, Y Wang, G Pearce, RT Mushtaq, M Liu… - Applied Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Construction of lunar bases is critical to further space exploration and decrease dependency
on Earth-based resources. Abundant energy, water, and minerals on the Moon favor it as an …

Flash sintering of HUST-1 lunar regolith simulant: Effects of processing temperature on microstructure characteristics and mechanical properties

F Dang, Y Zhou, Z Wang, Y Li, P Wang… - Advances in Space …, 2025 - Elsevier
In-situ construction method is expected to be considered for lunar base construction
because of its reducing transportation cost. Among the many in-situ construction processes …

[HTML][HTML] Properties and Characteristics of Regolith-Based Materials for Extraterrestrial Construction

C Zhou, Y Gao, Y Zhou, W She, Y Shi, L Ding, C Miao - Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The construction of extraterrestrial bases has become a new goal in the active exploration of
deep space. Among the construction techniques, in situ resource-based construction is one …

Three-dimensional temperature profile in a dome-shaped habitat structure on the moon

S Tripathi, JT Steiner, RB Malla - Acta Astronautica, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents the methodology to determine the temperature profile at the surface and
through the wall thickness of a monolithic hemispherical dome-shaped habitat structure built …

Thermal deformation analysis of a 3D printed Kingdon ion trap for the moon environment

A Fursova, E Nikolaev - Advances in Space Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil analysis is a significant part of space exploration. Nowadays, great attention is given to
soil investigation on the Moon, and special missions are being planned to carry out analyses …

Towards Additive Manufactured Off-Earth Habitats with Functionally Graded Multi-materials

I Cheibas, M Laot, B Rich, J Fu, JN Zhu… - Adaptive On-and Off …, 2024 - Springer
This study investigated the feasibility of in-situ manufacturing of a functionally graded
metallic-regolith multimaterial. To fabricate the gradient, digital light processing, an additive …