Phosphorus-solubilizing bacteria improve the growth of Nicotiana benthamiana on lunar regolith simulant by dissociating insoluble inorganic phosphorus [PDF]
Communications Biology, 2023 In-situ utilization of lunar soil resources will effectively improve the self-sufficiency of bioregenerative life support systems for future lunar bases.
Yitong Xia +3 more
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Laser melting manufacturing of large elements of lunar regolith simulant for paving on the Moon. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 The next steps for the expansion of the human presence in the solar system will be taken on the Moon. However, due to the low lunar gravity, the suspended dust generated when lunar rovers move across the lunar soil is a significant risk for lunar ...
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Material aspects of sintering of EAC-1A lunar regolith simulant. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 Future lunar exploration will be based on in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) techniques. The most abundant raw material on the Moon is lunar regolith, which, however, is very scarce on Earth, making the study of simulants a necessity.
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Diverse glasses revealed from Chang'E-5 lunar regolith. [PDF]
Natl Sci Rev, 2023 Lunar glasses with different origins act as snapshots of their formation processes, providing a rich archive of the Moon's formation and evolution. Here, we reveal diverse glasses from Chang’E-5 (CE-5) lunar regolith, and clarify their physical origins ...
Zhao R +15 more
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Plants grown in Apollo lunar regolith present stress-associated transcriptomes that inform prospects for lunar exploration. [PDF]
Commun Biol, 2022 The extent to which plants can enhance human life support on other worlds depends on the ability of plants to thrive in extraterrestrial environments using in-situ resources.
Paul AL, Elardo SM, Ferl R.
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Lunar Regolith Geopolymer Concrete for In-Situ Construction of Lunar Bases: A Review. [PDF]
Polymers (Basel)The construction of lunar bases represents a fundamental challenge for deep space exploration, lunar research, and the exploitation of lunar resources. In-situ resource utilization (ISRU) technology constitutes a pivotal tool for constructing lunar bases.
Zheng X, Zhao C, Sun X, Dong W.
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Geotechnical and Shear Behavior of Novel Lunar Regolith Simulants TUBS-M, TUBS-T, and TUBS-I. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2022 The return to the Moon is an important short-term goal of NASA and other international space agencies. To minimize mission risks, technologies, such as rovers or regolith processing systems, must be developed and tested on Earth using lunar regolith ...
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The viscosity and processing of molten lunar regolith [PDF]
Scientific ReportsEstablishing a permanent, self-sufficient habitat for humans on planetary bodies is critical for successful space exploration. In-situ resource utilisation (ISRU) of locally available resources offers the possibility of an energy-efficient and cost ...
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Remote Sensing, 2022 The Chinese Chang’E-5 probe landed in the Mons Rümker of Oceanus Procellarum on the near side of the Moon. The lunar regolith penetrating radar (LRPR) carried by the Chang’E-5 probe allows for the determination of in situ lunar regolith dielectric ...
Chunyu Ding +9 more
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Massive Water Production from Cryogenic Icy Lunar Regolith by a Microwave Heating Method [PDF]
ResearchWater extraction from lunar regolith is one of the critical techniques for in situ resource utilization on the Moon. Traditional conductive heating methods show low efficiencies for massive water production from lunar regolith due to the low heat ...
Qinggong Wang +5 more
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