Proposed remote-control, solar-powered concrete production experiment on the moon

Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 104-109

  Lin, T D ^a   Skaar, Steven B ^b   O'Gallagher, Joseph J ^c  

^a Lintek Int Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCRETES; DESIGN; EARTH (PLANET); LUNAR MISSIONS; LUNAR SURFACE ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURE; REMOTE CONTROL; ROBOTICS;

CONCRETE CUBES; DRY MIX STEAM INJECTION; SOLAR POWERED CONCRETE PRODUCTION; SOLAR THERMAL CONCENTRATOR;

MOON;

CONCRETE PRODUCTION;

MOON;

EID: 0031126570     PISSN: 08931321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0893-1321(1997)10:2(104)     Document Type: Article

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