China will explore using 3D printing technology to build buildings on the moon as Beijing solidifies plans for long-term lunar habitation. In 2020, China’s lunar mission, Chang’e 5, named after the mythical Chinese moon goddess, brought back to Earth China’s first lunar soil samples by an uncrewed probe.
China first landed on the moon in 2013, plans to land an astronaut on the moon by 2030. China will launch the Chang’e 6, 7 and 8 missions to search for reusable resources on the moon for long-term human habitation.
The Chang’e 8 probe will conduct environmental and mineral composition surveys on the spot, and also determine whether technologies such as 3D printing can be deployed on the lunar surface. “If we wish to stay on the moon for a long time, we need to establish stations using the moon’s own materials,” Wu scientist said.
Moon long 3D term lunar habitation
China wants to start building a lunar base using soil from the moon in five years. A robot tasked with making “lunar soil bricks” will be launched during the Chang’e 8 mission around 2028, according to an expert from the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
The race to set foot on the moon has intensified in recent years, especially with the United States. NASA and the Canadian Space Agency named four astronauts for the Artemis II mission scheduled for late 2024, which would be the first human flyby of the moon in decades.
Written by: Vaishali verma
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