PROGRESS:
The image shows the current setup to perform solar sintering
- 3-axis movable table
- Xenon lamps, positioned behind a metallic shutter
- Water-cooled mirror to reflect light onto the regolith
- A powder feeder and powder supplier (soon to be replaced by a more accurate system)
- An extractor hood to remove fine particles of regolith released into the air during sintering process
Image: DLR Köln