The Dust Management Project: Characterizing Lunar Environments and Dust, Developing Regolith Mitigation Technology and Simulants [PDF]
, 2010 A return to the Moon to extend human presence, pursue scientific activities, use the Moon to prepare for future human missions to Mars, and expand Earth?s economic sphere, will require investment in developing new technologies and capabilities to achieve
Hyatt, Mark J., Straka, Sharon A.
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AerospaceSince the landing on the lunar surface, the lunar regolith has begun to interact in different ways with landed elements, such as the wheels of a rover, astronaut suits, drills, and plants for extracting oxygen or manufacturing objects.
Giovanni Zanotti +3 more
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Assessment of the Lunar Surface Layer and in Situ Materials to Sustain Construction-related Applications [PDF]
Present and future technologies to facilitate lunar composition and resource assessment with applications to lunar surface construction are presented. We are particularly interested in the construction activity associated with lunar-based astronomy.
Chua, Koon Meng, Johnson, Stewart W.
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87th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2025: Contents
Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 60, Issue S1, Page 2-29, August 2025.
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Bacterial bio-cementation can repair space bricks
Frontiers in Space TechnologiesThis study investigates the potential of Microbially Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation (MICP) as a repair technique for consolidated (sintered) bricks made from Lunar Highland Simulant-1 (LHS-1), aiming to extend their functional lifespan in extra ...
Nitin Gupta +4 more
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87th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2025: Abstracts
Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 60, Issue S1, Page 30-350, August 2025.
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Preparation and experimental study of aqueous simulated lunar soil in lunar polar region
Thermal ScienceThe polar region of the Moon has great scientific value and research significance because of abundant mineral resources, possible water and ice and unique geographical location resources, and is becoming a new hot spot in the new round of international lunar exploration.
Lu-Si Wang +10 more
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Patch Plate Materials Compatibility Assessment [PDF]
Lunar dust proved to be a greater problem during the Apollo missions than was originally anticipated. The highly angular, charged dust particles stuck to seals, radiators, and visors; clogged mechanisms; and abraded space suits.
Calle, C. I. +5 more
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Can Lunar and Martian Soils Support Food Plant Production? Effects of Horse/Swine Monogastric Manure Fertilisation on Regolith Simulants Enzymatic Activity, Nutrient Bioavailability, and Lettuce Growth [PDF]
, 2022 Antonio Giandonato Caporale +10 more
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Lunar and Asteroid Composition Using a Remote Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometer [PDF]
Laboratory experiments simulating solar wind sputtering of lunar surface materials have shown that solar wind protons sputter secondary ions in sufficient numbers to be measured from low-altitude lunar orbit.
Barraclough, B. L. +4 more
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