![]() ![]() As ESA Advanced Manufacturing Engineer Advenit Makaya said in a recent ESA press release: The prototype was created using a robotic 3D printer out of 308LSi stainless steel over the course of about 10 days (246 hours), measures 4.5 m (~15 ft) in diameter, and has a total mass of approximately 395 kg (over 870 lbs). The skeletal, smooth web pattern will be part of the flooring for each habitat that collectively makes up the ESA’s International Lunar Village. Her Majesty the Queen, Máxima opens the first 3D printed steel bridge in the city of Amsterdam. The company is renowned for creating the 3D printed metal bridge that spans the Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal in Amsterdam (shown below). This process involves fusing metal wires with lasers to create lightweight metal objects with high structural strength. The component was built by MX3D, an Amersterdam-based 3D printing architecture and design firm specializing in Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM). This same company recently unveiled a prototype of the skeletal metal component that will one day be part of the Village’s lunar habitats. It’s known as the International Moon Village, which was designed by the architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) with technical support from the ESA. ![]() The ESA is currently showcasing what its outpost will look like at the 17th annual Architecture Exhibition at the La Biennale di Venezia museum in Venice. ![]() In particular, NASA, the ESA, Roscosmos, and China are all planning on establishing outposts that will allow for scientific research and a sustained human presence. But unlike the Apollo Era, the goal of these programs is not “footprints and flags,” but to establish the necessary infrastructure to keep going back. In this decade, multiple space agencies and commercial space entities will be taking us back to the Moon. ![]()
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