When the people of Earth set up bases on the moon, you can imagine that 3D printing ... But what if you could print with something you can already find on the moon? Like moon dust.

Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is regularly used on the ground to quickly produce a variety of devices.

More recent work in the Wagner lab by undergraduate researchers and doctoral students focuses on methods for curing 3D-printed materials in space, including using microwave technology. “Here we aren’t ...

They will enable long-term human presence on the Moon and Mars. On Earth, 3D printing can fabricate, layer by layer, thousands of things, from replacement hips to hammers to homes. These devices ...

Meanwhile, the lunar regolith — fine, abrasive dust that coats the ... technology for building on the Moon. Unlike ...

They will enable long-term human presence on the moon and Mars. On Earth, 3D printing can fabricate, layer by layer, thousands of things, from replacement hips to hammers to homes. These devices ...