The modern surface of the Moon is primarily influenced by impact processes. While
volcanism was active until perhaps 3.0 Ga and tectonic activity may still persist, it is the …

Volatiles such as water trapped in lunar Permanently Shadowed Regions (PSR) are key to
the sustainability of space exploration and will underpin most economic activities in space …

Heat and mass transfers occurring on surface and within subsurface of extraterrestrial
bodies during natural and future industrial heating processes require knowledge of thermal …

Chemical analysis of lunar soil samples often involves thermal processing to extract their
volatile constituents, such as loosely adsorbed water. For the characterization of volatiles …

The regolith on the Earth's Moon has been attracting attention from the perspective of
understanding the planetary surface processes and procuring in-situ resources. However …

Thermal mining is a promising architecture, which may provide reliable and 'dirt-
simple'means of production of space-sourced water, oxygen and rocket propellant in the …

Establishing a permanent, self-sufficient habitat for humans on planetary bodies is critical for
successful space exploration. In-situ resource utilisation (ISRU) of locally available …

A dusty thermal vacuum chamber (DTVC) containing a regolith simulant bed is essential for
testing equipment and techniques related to lunar surface exploration. Space agencies have …

Lunar soil, defined as the finest part of the lunar regolith which covers the entire surface of
the Moon, has shown to have remarkable shear strength properties, highlighted by the …

Two kinds of lunar soil simulants, including Northeastern University-1a (NEU-1a) with low
titanium content and Northeastern University-1b (NEU-1b) with high titanium content, were …