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Apr 26, 2012
Processing Glass Fiber from Moon/Mars Resources
Authors: Dennis S. Tucker and Edwin C. EthridgeAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Space 98
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Processing of Lunar/Mars raw materials into usable structural and thermal components for use on a Lunar/Mars base will be essential for human habitation. One such component will be glass fiber which can be used in a number of applications. Glass fiber has been produced from two lunar soil simulants. These two materials simulate lunar mare and lunar highlands soil compositions. Short fibers containing recrystallized areas were produced from the as-received simulants. Doping the highland simulant with 8 weight percent boria yielded a material which could be spun continuously. The effects of lunar gravity on glass fiber formation were studied utilizing NASA's KC135 aircraft. Gravity was found to play a role in crystallization and final fiber diameter.
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Space 98
Pages: 290 - 300
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© 1998 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Aerospace engineering
- Base course
- Building materials
- Composite materials
- Construction materials
- Engineering materials (by type)
- Fabrics
- Fiber reinforced composites
- Fiber reinforced polymer
- Glass
- Infrastructure
- Lunar materials
- Materials engineering
- Materials processing
- Pavements
- Polymer
- Space colonies
- Synthetic materials
- Transportation engineering
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Dennis S. Tucker
Marshall Space Flight Center, Space Sciences Laboratory, Huntsville, AL 35812
Edwin C. Ethridge
Marshall Space Flight Center, Space Sciences Laboratory, Huntsville, AL 35812
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