Technology for Mining of Building Materials at First Stages of Moon Development

Under lunar conditions, the most accessible raw material is the regolith and its components. Solar energy is the most accessible power-generating source. Hence, the offered mining and building technologies at the initial development stages should be oriented on use of these sources. One of the first mining technologies on the Moon could be the method using a three drum rope scraper. The main advantage of this design is the low weight of its main components — bucket, ropes, winches, rear racks. The suggested mining plan consists of triangular sectors with the point of regolith collection in center, formed as sectors connect. For these outlines, the use of two rear support drum racks is characteristic, with the distance between them defining the angle of the mineable sector.