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Created By European Space Agency, ESA • Updated March 23, 2023

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3D-printing a lunar base

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Could astronauts one day be printing rather than building a base on the Moon?

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Could astronauts one day be printing rather than building a base on the Moon? In 2013 ESA, working with industrial partners, proved that 3D printing using lunar material was feasible in principle. Since then, work continues to investigate the technique.

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