Regolith feeder
A feeding mechanism is developed to stock raw material in a sealed tank and to spread it on the printing area during the sintering process. Because of the abrasive…
A feeding mechanism is developed to stock raw material in a sealed tank and to spread it on the printing area during the sintering process. Because of the abrasive…
RegoLight explores the process of sintering, which utilizes a concentrated beam of light to heat powdered material to form a coalesced solid without reaching temperatures high enough to melt…
The European Commission (EC) review meeting was conducted on the 2nd of February at the DRL Campus in Cologne, Germany. Partner presentations covered the progress achieved in the themes:…
Three days prior to the RegoLight review meeting, a video-documentary crew captured critical project components at the DRL campus. The film crew took footage of the solar oven in…
PRESS: On September 15th 2016, the TV program Xenius showcased the RegoLight project in a piece about the moon, titled “Mond” on Arte (coverage of project starts at minute 23)
PROGRESS: Design Concepts for an interlocking construction system
PROGRESS: Diagram development Image: Mission infrastructural elements for a lunar base credit: LIQUIFER Systems Group / COMEX
PROGRESS: The image shows the current setup to perform solar sintering
PROGRESS: The techniques required to concentrate solar light in order to obtain a resolution <10 mm for sintering were developed based on experience of the ESA-GSTP project.
PRESS: Article: A village made of Moon dust. Hollingham, Richard. 27 January 2016. BBC.com