Mars Dune Alpha Habitat
- Additive Companion
- Space
- 2023
- United States
Summary
NASA constructed a Mars station habitat to mimic living conditions for astronauts on the Red Planet using 3D printed construction technology.
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Technology Details
- Paste Deposition
- Material Extrusion
- Regolith
- Regolith
- Granulate
Process Steps
Printer category: Material Extrusion
- 1
Application Profile
€€€€€
€500 plus
Indicative single unit production cost at time of manufacture.
Complex
Requires specialised knowledge and deeper analysis.
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Research
★☆☆
Can depend heavily on virgin fossil fuels, produce harmful emissions, and yield non-recyclable materials. Involves high energy consumption during material manufacturing. As an AM material, requires some re-processing after use. This rating relates to the technology type only. The design, purpose and longevity of the entire object can offset any of the technology type's negative sustainability credentials.
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