Posts Tagged: Martian

Simulating space: Project aims to 3D print Martian colony designs in Mojave desert

The ambitious Mars City Design project is crowdsourcing designs for a possible Martian colony base. The coolest bit of all? Plans are to 3D print life-size versions of the winning entries in the Mojave desert.

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Crops grown on Martian soil have been deemed safe to eat

We’ll be able to grow crops in Martian soil. Dutch scientists have managed to grow crops of four vegetables and cereals in soil “similar to that on Mars.” The resulting food was deemed safe to eat.

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This heat-proof umbrella will keep ships from burning up in the Martian atmosphere

Engineers at NASA just successfully ran tests on a new heat shield that possesses the capability to endure extreme heat when entering a planet’s atmosphere. The agency developed the new tech for possible missions to Mars.

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Wildly innovative ‘space igloo’ wins NASA’s 3D printed Martian habitat challenge

A space igloo created with naturally-occurring Martian ice was the winner of the 3D Printed Habitat Challenge, a competition sponsored jointly by NASA and America Makes.

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