Economically viable and reliable building systems and tool sets are being sought, examined and tested for extraterrestrial infrastructure buildup. This project focused on a unique architecture weaving the robotic building construction technology with designs for assisting rapid buildup of initial operational capability Lunar and Martian bases. The project aimed to study new methodologies to construct certain crucial infrastructure elements in order to evaluate the merits, limitations and feasibility of adapting and using such technologies for extraterrestrial application. Current extraterrestrial settlement buildup philosophy holds that in order to minimize the materials needed to be flown in, at great transportation costs, strategies that maximize the use of locally available resources must be adopted. Tools and equipment flown as cargo from Earth are proposed to build required infrastructure to support future missions and settlements on the Moon and Mars.


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    Title :

    Contour Crafting Simulation Plan for Lunar Settlement Infrastructure Build-Up


    Contributors:
    B. Khoshnevis (author) / A. Carlson (author) / L. N. (author) / M. Thangavelu (author)

    Publication date :

    2016


    Size :

    42 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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