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Shock-treated Lunar Soil Simulant: Preliminary Assessment as a Construction Material [PDF]

In an effort to examine the feasibility of applying dynamic compaction techniques to fabricate construction materials from lunar regolith, preliminary explosive shock-loading experiments on lunar soil simulants were carried out.
Bernold, Leonhard E., Boslough, Mark B., Horie, Yasuyuki   +2 more
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Adventures in Lunar Core Processing: Timeline of and Preparation for Opening of Core Sample 73002 for the ANGSA Program [PDF]

The Apollo mission returned 382 kg of rocks, soil and core samples, which have helped to advance our knowledge of lunar science. Studies of these lunar samples are crucial for our understanding of the Moons geological evolution.
Allton, J. H., Gross, J., Krysher, C. H., McCubbin, F. M., Mosie, A. B., Zeigler, R. A.   +5 more
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Preparation and evaluation of GCD-1 lunar regolith simulant based geopolymer activated by solid sodium silicate

Case Studies in Construction Materials
In this study, a new lunar regolith simulant, named ''GCD-1'', was formulated by combining various minerals, such as anorthite, albite, pyroxene, ilmenite, slag, and fly ash.
Shuo Li, Zihan Zhou, Guo Hu, Jun Wu
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The effects of lunar dust accumulation on the performance of photovoltaic arrays [PDF]

Lunar base activity, particularly rocket launch and landing, will suspend and transport lunar dust. From preliminary models, the resulting dust accumulation can be significant, even as far as 2 km from the source.
Brinker, David J., Katzan, Cynthia M., Kress, Robert   +2 more
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Lunar Polar Environmental Testing: Regolith Simulant Conditioning [PDF]

As ISRU system development approaches flight fidelity, there is a need to test hardware in relevant environments. Extensive laboratory and field testing have involved relevant soil (lunar regolith simulants), but the current design iterations necessitate
Kleinhenz, Julie
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Sustainable Human Presence on the Moon using In Situ Resources [PDF]

, 2008
New capabilities, technologies and infrastructure must be developed to enable a sustained human presence on the moon and beyond. The key to having this permanent presence is the utilization of in situ resources.
Curreri, Peter A., Darby, Charles A., Fikes, John C., Gilley, Scott D., Good, James E., Kennedy, James P., McCarley, Kevin S., McLemore, Carol A.   +7 more
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Genotype selection and microbial partnerships influence chickpea establishment in lunar regolith simulant

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Sustainable food production is essential for long-duration Lunar missions, driving the development of in situ resource utilization strategies that use lunar regolith (LR) as a growth substrate for food crop cultivation.
Jessica Atkin, Hikari Skabelund, Elizabeth Pierson, Shuyang Zhen, George J. Vandemark, Terry Gentry   +5 more
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Lunar composite production [PDF]

A minimally processed composite material derived from lunar soil and possessing tensile strength is described.
Lewis, William
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Lunar Resource Utilization: Development of a Reactor for Volatile Extraction from Regolith [PDF]

, 2007
The extraction and processing of planetary resources into useful products, known as In- Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU), will have a profound impact on the future of planetary exploration. One such effort is the RESOLVE (Regolith and Environment Science,
Kleinhenz, Julie E., Nayagam, Vedha, Sacksteder, Kurt R.   +2 more
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Development and mechanical properties of construction materials from lunar simulant [PDF]

Development of versatile engineering materials from locally available materials in space is an important step toward the establishment of outposts on the Moon and Mars.
Desai, Chandra S.
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