Regolith-based additive manufacturing for sustainable development of lunar infrastructure–An overview

M Isachenkov, S Chugunov, I Akhatov, I Shishkovsky - Acta Astronautica, 2021 - Elsevier
This review discusses the development prospects of additive technologies for the
manufacturing of complex technological items on the surface of the Moon under scarce …

Lunar soils, simulants and lunar construction materials: An overview

YC Toklu, P Akpinar - Advances in Space Research, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the hot subjects in space civil engineering is the research for establishing outposts
on space bodies, starting with the Moon. This wide research topic mainly covers learning …

Characterization of novel lunar highland and mare simulants for ISRU research applications

M Isachenkov, S Chugunov, Z Landsman, I Akhatov… - Icarus, 2022 - Elsevier
Lunar regolith is the most critical material for the in-situ resource utilization in the crewed
Moon exploration missions. This natural material can be utilized for the additive …

Lunar shelter construction issues: The state-of-the-art towards 3D printing technologies

S Ulubeyli - Acta astronautica, 2022 - Elsevier
The next step for the exploration of space seems to require the human participation by
means of a long-lasting lunar outpost. Therefore, this paper attempts to review the up-to-date …

[HTML][HTML] A moderate-Ti lunar mare soil simulant: IGG-01

R Ruan, W Yang, D Zhang, HC Tian, Q Zhao, Y Zou… - Acta Astronautica, 2024 - Elsevier
Lunar soil simulants play a crucial role in scientific research, payload tests and in-situ
resource utilization (ISRU) experiments. However, the currently available lunar soil …

[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 …

[PDF][PDF] 3D-printed Lunar regolith simulant-based geopolymer composites with bio-inspired sandwich architectures

S Ma, Y Jiang, S Fu, P He, C Sun, X Duan… - Journal of advanced …, 2023 - pure.mpg.de
Over time, natural materials have evolved to be lightweight, high-strength, tough, and
damage-tolerant due to their unique biological structures. Therefore, combining biological …

Vacuum sintering of the self-developed Chang'E-5 lunar regolith simulant

M Ding, X Chen, Y Li, L Song, Y Shi, L Luo… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The utilization of in-situ lunar resources through the additive manufacturing of lunar regolith
(LR) has attracted considerable interest. Sintering of LR is considered a promising method …

Cold sintering as a promising ISRU technique: A case study of Mars regolith simulant

L Karacasulu, D Karl, A Gurlo, C Vakifahmetoglu - Icarus, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Mars regolith simulant (MGS-1) was densified for the first time via a cold sintering
process (CSP) as a novel in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) concept. The technique …

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 …