This review discusses the development prospects of additive technologies for the
manufacturing of complex technological items on the surface of the Moon under scarce …

There is growing interest in the possibility that the resource base of the Solar System might
in future be used to supplement the economic resources of our own planet. As the Earth's …

Low-cost robust processes are needed to produce construction materials for habitats and
civil infrastructure in the early stages of the development of a permanent base on the moon …

This review explores the development and potential applications of space concrete, a critical
material for future extraterrestrial construction. Space concrete, adapted to withstand the …

Bioregenerative life support systems (BLSS) are conceived of and developed so as to
provide food sources for crewed missions to the Moon or Mars. The in situ resource …

A high-level overview of current research in the area of lunar regolith excavation and
handling for In Situ Resource Utilisation (ISRU) is presented. Thirteen processes are …

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 …

The geomechanical properties of mineralogically accurate lunar regolith simulants LHS-1
and LMS-1 are quantified and compared to published properties of lunar highlands and …

We review the data on the physical and mechanical properties of the lunar soil that were
acquired in the direct investigations on the lunar surface carried out in the manned and …

Incorporation of in situ resource utilization (ISRU) and the production of mission-critical
consumables for propulsion, power, and life support into mission architectures can greatly …