Automated Hybrid Microwave Heating for Lunar Surface Solidification
Completed NASA SBIR/STTR project developing an automated hybrid microwave-heating system to stabilize lunar surfaces and create reliable working planes for robotic and crewed operations. The project modeled and tested deep-bed lunar regolith simulants, combining microwave and radiant heating for efficient control with potential applications in dust reduction, oxygen and water evolution, mineral and metal refinement, and beneficiation.
Identity
- Aliases
- Hybrid Microwave Lunar Surface SolidificationAutomated Lunar Surface SolidificationMicrowave Regolith Surface Stabilization
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- Automated Hybrid Microwave Heating for Lunar Surface Solidification
- Status
- completed
- Types
- researchdevelopment
Details
- Description
- Completed NASA SBIR/STTR project developing an automated hybrid microwave-heating system to stabilize lunar surfaces and create reliable working planes for robotic and crewed operations. The project modeled and tested deep-bed lunar regolith simulants, combining microwave and radiant heating for efficient control with potential applications in dust reduction, oxygen and water evolution, mineral and metal refinement, and beneficiation.
- End Date
- 2010-07-29
- Leads
- -
- Parent Program
- Participants
- Start Date
- 2010-01-29
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 02:11:18 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 02:11:18 UTC