The Man Who Sold the Moon
A scrappy group of makerspace hardware hackers and Burning Man devotees build an autonomous 3D printing robot that creates ceramic building panels from desert sand. The next step: send these gadgets to the Moon to print building materials for future generations of spacefarers. Along the way, the crew overcomes the challenges of crowdfunding a Moon mission, battling cancer and perfecting an open-source engineering marvel.
Building a Lunar Base with 3D Printing
The European Space Agency is testing the use of 3D printing for more efficient lunar base construction.
First demonstration on direct laser fabrication of lunar regolith parts.
A technical paper from Rapid Prototyping Journal evaluating the feasibility of fabricating buildings, tools, and parts from lunar and Martian regolith.
What will it take to get us back to the Moon?
Jekan Thanga from ASU’s School of Earth and Space Exploration, explains the science and politics behind Cory Doctorow’s new novella, “The Man Who Sold the Moon.”
The Gadget and the Burn
Cory Doctorow shares an excerpt from “The Man Who Sold the Moon” on Medium.
Building a Lunar Base with 3D Printing
The European Space Agency is testing the use of 3D printing for more efficient lunar base construction.
Centrifugal Method for Particle Size Segregation
A student research project about a method for sorting lunar regolith by size, produced at the University of Washington as part of NASA’s Microgravity University program and overseen by James J. Riley, professor of mechanical engineering.
Remote Stereolunagraphy
Neal Stephenson and Cory Doctorow discuss the possibilities for moon dust.
A 3D Printed Moon Base: Science Fiction or Science Fact?
Jason Dunn, co-founder and CTO of Made In Space, responds to “The Man Who Sold the Moon” on Singularity Hub.
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