Astronauts will be able to use Martian soil for 3D printing.

September 22, 2022

This will reduce the cost of flights, because all kinds of details can be done directly on the red planet. Researchers mixed different amounts of simulated Martian soil with titanium alloy. They also tried to create material for 3D printing from pure modeled soil. As a result, scientists have found that the mixture, which contains 5% of the Martian soil, is stronger and stronger than the usual titanium alloy. But clean soil did not fit for 3D printing - the objects received from it cracked when cooling. But its astronauts can be used to cover radiation shields that do not affect cracks.