thenextguy@lemmy.world
on 08 Aug 12:50
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the prototype successfully melted the regolith and formed solid shapes, including lines, surfaces, bodies, and complex structures.
Bodies? Umm, what sort of bodies?
onlinepersona@programming.dev
on 08 Aug 12:54
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Probably it will be automated and the machines will be able to build bases without humans needing to be physically present. I do wonder what they mean by it not sustaining pressure. Why is that?
A building made of that can’t keep pressure and air inside.
onlinepersona@programming.dev
on 08 Aug 15:15
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Yes, but why not? Microscopic holes? Is the structure a microscopic square lattice? Does pressure change the consistency? Does oxygen bind to a molecule in the structure and oxidize it with time?
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Bodies? Umm, what sort of bodies?
Probably it will be automated and the machines will be able to build bases without humans needing to be physically present. I do wonder what they mean by it not sustaining pressure. Why is that?
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A building made of that can’t keep pressure and air inside.
Yes, but why not? Microscopic holes? Is the structure a microscopic square lattice? Does pressure change the consistency? Does oxygen bind to a molecule in the structure and oxidize it with time?
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I think it’s because of the material itself which can’t keep it inside, by not being isolant. Just a guess.