A Closer Look At NASA’s 3D Printed Moon Base Plans

[@brookestephen]

there's a sh*t-ton of stuff to move into a settlement, so there better be a single spiral ramp to get to all the levels with all the equipment and infrastructure. *NOT LADDERS*

[@runningray]

ICON should start to think about dropping test articles on the Moon once Starship comes on line. As a matter of fact, SpaceX will have to land a Starship on the Moon as a precondition for landing humans on the Moon. Why not put a few 3-D printing models on the ship to be dropped off at the surface of the Moon for some experimenting and proof of concept.

[@danielcarrasco768]

Apis Cor is another candidate for Mars and lunar habitats.

[@jasonhall7491]

I really the way you present the info and I also like your voice and your meter when talking. I will enjoy seeing your quality channel get bigger!

[@antonnym214]

Good info. I have a question for Ikon: Have you tested this 3D printer in a vacuum?

[@Cl0ud897]

I don't think they are that dumb

[@MyKharli]

@@Cl0ud897 I think they are , the whole concept is dumb .

[@Cl0ud897]

@@MyKharli 1. Space comma 2. Space period 3. Why do you think the concept is dumb? No it isn't

[@MyKharli]

@@Cl0ud897 Because we are clearly not a space faring species ,we do not even like each other let alone capable of living outside very narrow zones . That torch will either go to an engineered species or something else .

[@Cl0ud897]

​@@MyKharli "We are not a space faring species"

[@waynep343]

Solar reflectors that focus sunlight on a crucible raised to the focal point to melt metals and lunar minerals that have been collected and separated. Construction blocks could then be poured. A magnetic rail launch could be used to launch metal ingots into lunar or earth orbit depending on the moons wobble.

[@MrGlenspace]

On icon website they built a large demo structure. Plus they already built some real housing units. Sd4q in NY is building homes on long Island.

[@davidhale5034]

Love the whole concept

[@NicholasNerios]

How about a video of all the new manufacturing robotics being developed by private companies.

[@slartibartfast7921]

Very interesting

[@vernepavreal7296]

Great topic however I think there were many technical details left and explained Cheers

[@donpennino]

Where is energy for robots coming from.? How robust are they?

[@rh1960]

How are they going to do to give the people on the bases gravity. Gravity to keep their bodies health while off Earth?? I have a way to do this. Any company or country interested in my artificial gravity system. Please contact me if you are interested in it...

[@IbnBahtuta]

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[@rh1960]

@@IbnBahtuta no kidding, brother. I will show whoever wants it. How to make it. In space, we'll have to make our own gravity, if we want to survive. Gravity on earth, is a positive electrical charge, collected from space, traveling straight down to the core of the Earth. The electricity heats it up like we use a electric blast furnace for smelting metal. A lighting bolt show you that current is there, obviously. Tesla showed evenone that there is a current in our atmosphere. The current flow through every atom at a constant rate. That why everything is pulled down at the same speed. No matter its resting weight, if they are dropped from the same height, at the same time. The artificial gravity system I've desighn, will work. It's easier them you think.

[@rh1960]

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[@IbnBahtuta]

I hope NASA has solved the dust problem.

[@nilsdock]

this is not the way to build on the moon. sandbags would be better option. a continuous sand bag that gets filled in a similar way to the 3d printhead. this would be a lot faster than melting the regolith. then to make it air tight you inflate an inner plastic shell. to ward of the radiation you bring a excavator and dump tons of mechanically stabilized regolith on top. if you want the sandbags to be more stable you can put a thin layer of 3d printed regolith on the inside or outside. in general we would want moon bases to be underground (at least the inhabited parts and the electronics). thus sending "earth moving" equipment on a large scale would not be a bad idea. domes and arches would be the best building elements to use since they are self supporting and do not require rebar to maintain its strength. inflatable molds could aid in construction.

[@Myrddnn]

Not a single one of the examples you show have any kind of regularity in the width of the material being laid down, resulting in a very bad looking wall, with uneven chunks of concrete sticking out every now and then. These wont be viable until that is fixed.

[@dissaid]

😎😎😎

[@theliam37]

2nd

[@marymartin090]

First!

[@Rememberyou2326]

Copying China ?