China to test out 3D printing technology on moon to build habitats
BEIJING - China will explore using 3D printing technology to construct buildings on the Moon, the official China Daily reported on Monday, as Beijing solidifies plans for long-term lunar habitation.the Chang’e 5, an uncrewed probe took back to Earth China’s first lunar soil samples. The Chang’e 5 is named after the mythical Chinese goddess of the Moon., plans to land an astronaut on the Moon by 2030.
The Chang’e 8 probe will conduct on-site investigations of the environment and mineral composition, as well as determine whether technologies such as 3D printing can be deployed on the lunar surface, China Daily reported, quoting Professor Wu Weiren, a scientist at the China National Space Administration.
China wants to start building a lunar base using soil from the Moon in five years, Chinese media reported earlier in April.
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