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U.S. students design and 3D print reusable landing pad for lunar missions – 3D Printing Industry
A team of undergraduate students from ten U.S. colleges and universities – all members of NASA’s Artemis Generation – have designed a 3D printable, reusable launch…
A team of undergraduate students from ten U.S. colleges and universities – all members of NASAs Artemis Generation – have designed a 3D printable, reusable launch and landing pad for future lunar missions.
Dubbed the Lunar Plume Alleviation Device, or Lunar PAD, the concept is designed to be 3D printed using the lunar regolith material found directly on the surface of the Moon. It focuses on remedying an unsolved problem experienced when initiating landing burns, whereby the force from an engines…
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