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Lunar Basalt Parameters (unprocessed)
The next step is to characterize the raw Lunar mare basalt, before we process it for oxygen and iron. We honestly don’t know much about… Continue reading
Category: In-Situ Resource Utilization
Cast Earth Basalt Parameters (processed)
We need a firm understanding of Earth basalt before we can move on to Lunar basalt. Why? Because we have a lot more experience with… Continue reading
SPORE Excavation Methods
The SPORE Design Version 2 uses tunneling methods instead of trench digging. Humans have been digging tunnels by hand for thousands of years so this… Continue reading
SPORE Surface Functions
Just a little brainstorming page for what functions need to be directly on the Lunar surface versus what can be sub-surface (with surface access) and… Continue reading
SPORE Design Version 2
Partially obsolete I still haven’t figured out whether it’s better to have the pressure hull separate from the Shield Wall or integrated. But I have… Continue reading
SPORE Shield Wall
Obsolete Originally, the SPORE Shield Wall (SW) was going to be the outer construction protecting the inner iron Pressure Hull (PH). (See SPORE Design 1)…. Continue reading
SPORE Design Version 1
OBSOLETE This is the first SPORE Design post. It shows my initial design ideas and details some of their advantages and disadvantages. At least the… Continue reading
SPORE Pressure Experiment 1
Version 1.6 February 12, 2020 The first thing I need to determine is how much oxygen will be lost through the exposed Lunar regolith… Continue reading
SPORE Overview
This post has been converted into a Page! I’m leaving this post here as a placeholder for any links pointing to it. And when the… Continue reading
Apollo 12 Soil Samples
Incomplete. I’m putting this task on hold until I figure out how useful it really is. Continue reading