China plans to create a base on the Earth’s satellite using bricks from lunar soil. According to Gismeteo, the implementation of the plan should take five years.
Such news appeared after a conference dedicated to the creation of a manned lunar base. The conference was attended by over a hundred experts, including experts in robotics and modeling of lunar conditions.
According to scientist Ding Lingyun, extraterrestrial habitation plays a significant role both in the desire of all mankind to explore space, and for China’s strategic development in the space context. It was Dean who took an active part in the creation of a prototype base, reminiscent of the shape of an egg, printed using a 3D printer. Bricks from lunar rocks were used as building materials. At the same time, a robot was engaged in laying bricks.
Such an approach would significantly reduce the volume of building materials sent from Earth, which would simplify and reduce the cost of building a base.
Ding and his team plan to produce lunar bricks directly on the Earth’s satellite in the next five years, based on the Chang’e-8 mission.
Source: Rosbalt
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