Lunarcrete
June 2, 2009 by blogtopia
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Lunarcrete, an idea first proposed by Larry A. Beyer of the University of Pittsburgh in 1985 (see further reading), is a hypothetical aggregate building material, similar to concrete, formed from lunar regolith, that would cut the construction costs of building on the moon.
The production of lunar cement would be an energy-expensive process, estimated to require 2,200 kW h per megatonne. Thus there would need to be significant infrastructure in place before industrial scale production of lunarcrete could be possible.
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