Subj : China is taking 3D printers to the moon
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Mon Apr 24 2023 13:15:04

China is taking 3D printers to the moon

Date:
Mon, 24 Apr 2023 12:09:01 +0000

Description:
An entire civilization may be waiting for us (if we're allowed), without 
having to step foot on the moon.

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In an effort to realize lunar habitation, China is reportedly working on 
plans for 3D printers to make use of the existing materials on the moon. 

During the pandemics first year, the Peoples Republic received its first 
lunar soil sample as part of the Change 5 mission, leaving scientists and 
astronomers to study the potential of lunar colonization. 

By the end of this decade, China hopes to have completed its Change 6, 7, and 
8 missions, collecting a second sample, targeting the moons south pole, and 
looking for reusable resources, respectively. 3D printing on the moon 

Change 8 specifically is designed to explore resources that the country would 
be able to use for building purposes with its chosen method: 3D printing. 

Studying the mineral composition and availability of other resources will 
give scientists an indication of what may be possible remotely, from Earth, 
giving the country a chance to draw up plans ahead of broader lunar travel. 
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Furthermore, China looks to be contemplating technologies whereby humans are 
not required - such as 3D printing - which would allow liveable structures to 
be assembled ahead of peoples arrival. 

The report comes from Communist Party-owned China Daily (via Reuters ), which 
quotes China National Space Administration scientist Wu Weiren: If we wish to 
stay on the moon for a long time, we need to set up stations by using the 
moon's own materials. 

The Change 8 mission is also reportedly preparing to launch a robot that will 
be able to build lunar soil bricks as the Republic continues to intensify its 
space program. 

Recently, Russias Roskosmos has been struggling as the country battles 
sanctions imposed on it by nuemerous Western governments, while NASA has also 
drawn up plans for lunar exploration in the coming years. Check our our 
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