New Composite Material Could Make Manufacturing on the Moon and Mars More Efficient
Above: An experimental composite material for the Moon/Mars cures inside an acrylic vacuum chamber. NASA has plans to put humans back on the Moon as early as 2025 and ISRU (in-situ resource utilization) will be a crucial technology for establishing the infrastructure...
Masten & PISCES Named Among Top 3D Printing Projects
Above: PISCES’ sintered basalt tiles stack up to the challenge of a durable ISRU building material for the Moon/Mars. A Phase 1 additive manufacturing project led by Masten Space Systems in partnership with PISCES has been named among the top 15 most exciting 3-D...
New Sintering Method May Reduce Cost of ISRU Production for Earth, Moon and Mars
Above: A durable new basalt produce uses a binding agent to reduce energy consumption during production. After nearly a year of research, PISCES scientists have developed a new ISRU (in-situ resource utilization) process that significantly reduces the time and energy...