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Improving Lunar Soil Simulant for Plant Cultivation: Earthworm-Mediated Organic Waste Integration and Plant-Microbe Interactions [PDF]
PlantsLong-term human residence on the Moon is an inevitable trend in lunar exploration, necessitating the development of Bioregenerative Life Support Systems (BLSSs).
Zhongfu Wang +6 more
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Biomining of lunar regolith simulant EAC-1 A with the fungus Penicillium simplicissimum [PDF]
Fungal Biology and BiotechnologyBackground On a future lunar habitat, acquiring needed resources in situ will inevitably come from the Lunar regolith. Biomining, i.e. the use of microorganisms to extract metals from the regolith, is sustainable and energy-efficient, making it highly ...
João Figueira +6 more
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Telomere dynamics and oxidative stress in Arabidopsis grown in lunar regolith simulant [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceNASA envisions a future where humans establish a thriving colony on the Moon by 2050. Plants will be essential for this endeavor, but little is known about their adaptation to extraterrestrial bodies.
Borja Barbero Barcenilla +10 more
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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 ...
James Bowen +3 more
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矿业科学学报, 2023 In order to study the dynamic mechanical properties of the frozen lunar soil in the permanent shadow area of the moon, the basaltic lunar soil simulant was used as the research object, and the dynamic impact test was performed on it.
Ma Qinyong, Bao Xiaoxuan
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Journal of Materials Research and TechnologyAdditive manufacturing of lunar regolith is one of the most promising methods for lunar surface construction. In order to obtain excellent formability of lunar regolith, the interaction between laser and lunar regolith has to be studied in detail.
Fen Dang +5 more
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International Journal of Mining Science and TechnologyLeading national space exploration agencies and private enterprises are actively engaged in lunar exploration initiatives to accomplish manned lunar landings and establish permanent lunar bases in the forthcoming years.
Yuan Zou +5 more
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Direct Formation of Structural Components Using a Martian Soil Simulant. [PDF]
, 2017 Martian habitats are ideally constructed using only locally available soils; extant attempts to process structural materials on Mars, however, generally require additives or calcination.
Chen, Tzehan +3 more
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Case Studies in Construction MaterialsThe utilization of lunar in-situ resources is an important way to realize the construction and operation of Moon scientific research base. The effect of alumina-alkali activator on the mechanical properties of solidified lunar soil simulant was studied ...
Qinyong Ma, Bobo Zhang
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Construction of Sampling Disturbance Model of Lunar Surface
AerospaceThis study establishes a dynamic evolution model of the physical and mechanical properties of lunar simulant as a function of sampling-induced disturbance on the lunar surface, aiming to eliminate design errors in sampling missions caused by neglecting ...
Lanlan Xie +4 more
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