NASA's Artemis Program to Establish Sustainable Lunar Base with Termite-Inspired Shelters

University of Arizona engineers develop autonomous robots to build shelters on the Moon, aiming for long-term exploration and development.

NASA's Artemis Program aims to establish a sustainable lunar base and infrastructure for long-term exploration and development by the end of the decade.
University of Arizona engineers develop autonomous robot networks to build termite mound-inspired sandbag shelters on the Moon, leveraging local resources.
The LUNAR-BRIC consortium, including NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Canadian space robotics company MDA, collaborates on technology for Artemis moon landings.
Sandbag shelters designed to protect astronauts from the Moon's harsh environment, including extreme temperature swings, moonquakes, and solar radiation.
The project supports a future space economy, with plans for long-term habitation, industry, and environmentally responsible lunar and asteroid mining.