Lunar exploration has emerged as an exciting area for the scientific community and
aerospace industries. However, the lunar environment presents daunting challenges …

Lunar dust has the potential to impede any planned operation on the Lunar surface,
especially that of a permanent Moon settlement. First identified during the Apollo missions …

Dust accumulation is detrimental to optical elements, electronic devices, and mechanical
systems and is a significant problem in space missions and renewable energy deployment …

The utilization of nanoimprint technology has become widespread in various industries.
Nanocoining, a new type of nanoimprinting technology, is essentially graphic copying …

Through a novel laser ablative patterning (LAP) process, the present work reported the
increase in wetting contact angle of two ceramic materials, boron carbide (B4C) and …

NASA seeks to develop technologies to mitigate dust accumulation from planetary surfaces
on robotic and human systems hardware during planned space exploration missions. With a …

As proven by NASA's Apollo 12 mission, lunar dust erosion is a major obstacle yet to be
overcome by space agencies. While Aluminum 6061 (Al6061) is a potential choice for …

This study reviews major sensing technologies for the Lunar environment and its resources,
as they have been developed since the times of Apollo missions. Selected technologies of …

As the quest for long-term lunar exploration and habitation comes closer to reality,
widespread efforts are ongoing to effectively mitigate lunar dust surface contamination and …

The aerospace industry is constantly evolving, striving for significant improvements in aircraft
and spacecraft efficiency. Efforts to replace metal parts with polymer matrix composites have …