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Microwave Sintering Lunar Landing Pads & Horizontal InfrastructureMoon to Mars Planetary Autonomous Construction Technology’s (MMPACT) Microwave Structure Construction Capability (MSCC) team is developing the ability to prepare the lunar regolith and densify it into glass-ceramic landing pads and horizontal infrastructure. Microwave energy will be utilized to densify the lunar regolith. Some of the concept of operations, simulant and synthetic minerals, site preparation, design, microwave sintering, testing, & ancillary instrument technical challenges were listed. A current status of the MSCC project is also provided.
Document ID
20205010871
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Michael Effinger (Marshall Space Flight Center Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, United States)
Lee Allen (Marshall Space Flight Center Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, United States)
Curtis Bahr (Jacobs Huntsville, AL)
Martin Barmatz (Jet Propulsion Lab La Cañada Flintridge, California, United States)
Ralph Bruce (RW Bruce Associates, LLC)
Corky Clinton (Marshall Space Flight Center Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, United States)
Jennifer Edmunson (Jacobs (United States) Dallas, Texas, United States)
William Kaukler (Jacobs (United States) Dallas, Texas, United States)
Thomas Meek (Crown College Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota, United States)
Savannah Metz (Marshall Space Flight Center Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, United States)
Robert Mueller (Kennedy Space Center Merritt Island, Florida, United States)
Doug Rickman (Jacobs (United States) Dallas, Texas, United States)
Zack Roberts (Radiance Technologies (United States) Huntsville, Alabama, United States)
Holly Shulman (Dr Holly Shulman Sole Proprietorship)
Laurent Sibille (Southeastern Universities Research Association Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
Date Acquired
December 1, 2020
Publication Date
December 14, 2020
Publication Information
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Meeting Information
Meeting: Moon Village Architecture Working Group Workshop
Location: Virtual
Country: US
Start Date: December 14, 2020
End Date: December 16, 2020
Sponsors: University of Southern California
Funding Number(s)
WBS: 596118.04.64.62.03
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
Microwave, sintering, lunar, regolith, landing pad, horizontal structure, technical challenges, thermal vacuum, MMPACT, MSCC, moon, construction, infrastructure, technology

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