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To: Jack Hydrazine

3D printing of habitats made out of Moon dust.

The modern version of an adobe hut.


10 posted on 01/18/2016 9:15:17 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: UCANSEE2
3D printing of habitats made out of Moon dust.

That will not end well. It's very difficult to keep 3D printer extruders free of contaminants. The problem with Moon dust is that it gets into everything and chews it up. Like sandpaper grit. The astronauts complained about it. They'd be better off nuking the surface of the Moon (yeah, that'll go over well) and then mine the hardened material after it cools.

11 posted on 01/18/2016 9:26:18 PM PST by roadcat
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