Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 5:35pm
A London-based architectural firm has decided to fix the problem of lunar colonies by throwing their printer at it. At the Moon, that is.
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 7:40am
Space exploration is at a crossroads. For the last few decades it has largely been about NASA and its shuttle fleet, but quiet players in the field are starting to come forward with some bold plans. Both Russia and Japan, for instance are talking about returning to the lunar surface in major ways.
Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 9:37am
After six Apollo missions that delivered astronauts to the surface of the moon, the people of Earth have pretty much left the thing alone. Now, Russia's national space agency, Roscosmos is talking with NASA and Europe's ESA about establishing a permanent manned presence on the moon.
Monday, January 9, 2012 - 5:21pm
The New York Times has an interesting read about Beth O'Leary, an anthropology professor at New Mexico State University, who along with her students has fought to have humanity's (specifically America's) presence on the moon protected. A "please don't disturb the footprints" sign isn't going to cut it.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 2:57pm
Back in 2007, physicist Dr. David Criswell came up with the idea for the Lunar Solar Power System (or LSPS), which would see harvested solar energy on the moon beamed back to Earth via microwave. Now, one designer is showing what that could look like.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 8:33am
This 3D printing tech becomes more amazing every day. First we see hints of the Star Trek replicator becoming reality, and now Italian inventor Enrico Dini's monster printer is so big it could literally fabricate an entire building out of...
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Friday, February 27, 2009 - 4:58am
NASA wants to build a polar outpost on the Moon starting in 2020, and one of the most promising ways to get that done is by using robo-Tonka trucks (pictured above in an artist's rendering). The space agency is partnering...
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 1:28pm
Conceived by design firm Architecture and Vision, the Moon Base Two is an inflatable lunar habitat that'll keep up to four astronauts safe and sound as they work for six months. While an inflatable base probably isn't what most...
