NASA has a very interesting project on its hands that takes machines capable 3D printing of lunar houses that they would be perfectly habitable and functional and that they could be produced at high speed and at very low cost. These houses will be occupied by both astronauts and civilians willing to undertake such an important adventure.

Not only would very special 3D printers be used to make these houses on the moon, as seen in the attached image, but also would resort to the very materials that are present on the surface of our satellite, such as moon rocks, mineral debris and dust. All these resources are easily accessible because, as I said, they are present on the surface, there would be no need to do excavations.

Realizing a project of this scale requires time, knowledge and resources. To counter this with guarantees, NASA cooperates with ICON, an Austin, Texas-based construction company that uses 3D printing to create homes. This company has a lot of experience working with this technology, having produced hundreds of 3D-printed structures to date, among which stand out the hurricane-resistant houses it produced in Mexico.

Thanks to the 3D printing that ICON uses Tiny houses can be created in just 48 hours, making it an ideal starting point for addressing this goal of creating lunar homes. Think what it would mean to arrive and be able to have the first houses ready in just 48 hours, it would give us a stable starting point in a very short time and allow us to continue building a more complex lunar colony effortlessly and with few resources.

Obviously, 3D printing houses on the moon is much more difficult, as they have to face adverse conditions that make everything related to the construction process difficult, and at the same time the houses have to meet a number of security requirements that are essential to guarantee the survival of the colonysuch as protection from the vacuum of space, from radiation and extreme temperatures, as well as from micrometeorites.

NASA has been working on this problem for some time and is preparing the ground for implementation to begin simulation on Earth with lunar concretea material that could theoretically withstand temperatures of up to 1,871 degrees C. For the production of other key elements, such as doors and furniture, they also collaborate with private companies on other materials.

If all goes according to plan, he can from 2040 Let’s have everything we need to start establishing the first colony on the surface of the moon. It will be something very risky and dangerous because anything that goes wrong can mean guaranteed death, but you already know how space exploration is, a very dangerous and complicated adventure, but fascinating and full of possibilities.