#BerlinScienceWeek2022

3D-printed landing pads on the moon: Paving the road for large area sintering of lunar regolith

A prerequisite for lunar exploration and beyond is the manufacturing of objects directly on the moon, given the extreme costs involved in the shipping of material from Earth. Looking at processes, raw materials, and energy sources, equipment will certainly have to be brought from Earth at the beginning. Available on the moon are lunar regolith as raw material and the sun as an energy source. One of the first steps towards the establishment of a lunar base is the creation of infrastructure elements, such as roads and landing pads.

We’ll introduce you to the ESA-project PAVER that demonstrates the sintering and melting of lunar regolith simulant material to produce large scale 3D printed elements that could be used during human and robotic lunar explorations.

Online lecture with Lena Meyer, Advanced Multi-materials Processing division, BAM

The lecture has been held during the Berlin Science Week 2022.

Find more info about the PAVER project here: https://www.bam.de/Content/EN/Project...

Find more info about BAM's Competence Centre Additive Manufacturing AM@BAM here: https://www.bam.de/Navigation/EN/Topi...