SinterHab concept calls for a sustainable moon base made from baked lunar dust

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The race to build a manned research station on the moon has been slowly picking up steam in recent years, with several developed nations actively studying a variety of construction methods. In just the past few months, the European Space Agency revealed a design involving 3D-printed structures and the Russian Federal Space Agency announced plans for a moon base by 2037. Now international design agency, Architecture Et Cetera (A-ETC), has thrown its hat into the ring with a proposal for SinterHab, a moon base consisting of bubble-like compartments coated in a protective layer of melted lunar dust... Continue Reading SinterHab concept calls for a sustainable moon base made from baked lunar dust



Section: Science and Education



Tags: 3D Printing, Lunar, Moon, NASA



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