For this purpose, brick samples made of materials similar in composition to lunar soil will be sent into space. The research will be carried out on China’s Tiangong space station and aims to evaluate how such building materials can withstand extreme conditions on the Moon, such as cosmic radiation, large temperature changes and moonquakes.
Wuhan University scientists, who developed brick prototypes, use materials such as basalt to imitate lunar soil. The experiment will last three years and samples will be returned for analysis each year. Such bricks are expected to be three times stronger than conventional ones, and producing them directly on the Moon would significantly reduce construction costs.
In addition to developing bricks, Chinese scientists are also working on robotic 3D printers that can create cone-shaped structures for construction on the moon.
Source: Ferra
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