NASA Planning To Build , Human Dwellings On the Moon By 2040.
Fox News reports that several NASA scientists say the agency has plans to build civilian habitats on the surface of the moon within the next twenty years.
According to a 'New York Times' report, NASA is developing plans for lunar rocket pads, 3D-printing robots and new types of concrete mixtures.
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The plan to build human shelters on the moon is reportedly scheduled to be completed by 2040.
The plan involves a construction robot being deployed on the moon which will gather mineral fragments and lunar dust to create concrete for building the dwellings.
The first thing that needs to happen is a proof of concept.
Can we actually manipulate the soil on the lunar surface into a construction material?
, Jennifer Edmunson, Lead geologist at NASA for the project, via 'New York Times'.
We need to start this development now if we’re going to realize habitats on the moon by the 2040 time frame, Jennifer Edmunson, Lead geologist at NASA for the project, via 'New York Times'.
Fox News reports that NASA has partnered with ICON, a construction company in Texas that specializes in 3D-printing buildings.
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NASA is working with international and commercial partners to develop the infrastructure needed for a long-term human presence on the Moon, Rachel Kraft, Senior communications specialist at NASA, via Fox News.
This infrastructure may comprise systems including modern surface habitats, rovers, laboratory capabilities, power generation and storage, and tools and equipment, Rachel Kraft, Senior communications specialist at NASA, via Fox News.
In 2024, NASA plans to orbit astronauts around the moon before attempting a crewed mission to return humans to the lunar surface in 2025.
When we talk about a sustainable human presence, to me that means that you have a lunar settlement and you have people living and working on the moon continuously.
What that could be is only up to the imagination of entrepreneurs, Raymond Clinton Jr., a NASA adviser, via 'The New York Times'.
When we talk about a sustainable human presence, to me that means that you have a lunar settlement and you have people living and working on the moon continuously.
What that could be is only up to the imagination of entrepreneurs, Raymond Clinton Jr., a NASA adviser, via 'The New York Times'
