An astronaut is currently making cement in space.
Did you ever imagine that on the International Space Station (ISS) we were doing complex experiments on antimatter or mysterious extraterrestrial artifacts? Impossible. Well, maybe. But right now, on the ISS, we are making cement, As the future shows usBecause space is all well and good, but real estate is dangerous.
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominik has begun a series of experiments mixing cement with a substance similar to lunar soil. The goal, NASA's press release says:It is a test of the suitability of these mixtures for the purpose of building the foundations of a lunar base.
Matthew Dominick was busy filling bags with this mixture of liquid cement, fake lunar soil and other undisclosed ingredients, placing them in a special refrigerator and waiting for them to be shipped to Earth where they would be analyzed. This “cosmic concrete” It will depend on the behavior of the gas in this mixture, which will be affected by the microgravity conditions on the ISS. If it's suitable for the ISS, it should be suitable for the Moon.
This is not the first time the International Space Station has been the scene of “cement mortar” activities. In 2019, Similar tests were performed. On board the International Space Station, the results were mixed. Although the cement made under microgravity appeared relatively homogeneous, it contained gas bubbles that could make it porous. The inclusion of a material close to The soil Lunar can give better results.
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