ESA and Lego Create Bricks from Meteorite Dust for Lunar Construction
The collaboration demonstrates potential methods for building structures on the Moon using locally sourced materials.
- ESA scientists ground a 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite to simulate lunar regolith.
- The meteorite dust was used to 3D print Lego-style bricks, termed 'space bricks.'
- These bricks can interlock like regular Lego pieces but are rougher and only come in space gray.
- Fifteen of these space bricks are on display at select Lego stores worldwide.
- The project aims to explore the feasibility of using lunar materials for future Moon bases.