Company plans to build things on the moon with 3D printers. Roads, buildings, and landing sites.

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Company plans to build things on the moon with 3D printers

Roads, buildings, and landing sites

During the Humans to Mars Summit space conference held last week, several companies presented how infrastructure could be built on the moon and other celestial bodies using 3D printing technology.

Icon, whose 3D-printed houses on Earth we have previously written about, showcased something called Project Olympus. This includes the construction of both roads and housing on the moon using large 3D printers adapted for use in space. You can check out a video clip of what it could look like above.

Another company, XArc (Exploration Architecture Corporation), and their Spaceport division presented their vision of how landing sites and space bases could be built on the moon using something called Lunatron, a machine that would use lunar regolith to create something resembling bricks. Below is a video clip where they explain more about this.

It will probably be a while before we start building infrastructure for human colonies on the moon, and later perhaps even Mars, but when that time comes, it is likely that we will use technology similar to what is seen in the video clips above and below.

vice.com

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Icon, Project Olympus, XArc, Lunatron, space infrastructure