Scientists from the LZH presented MOONRISE at this year's “Highlights der Physik”. For a week, visitors were invited to find out how 3D printing could be done on the moon.

At this year’s Space Resources Week from March 25 to 27, LZH scientists had the opportunity to present our project MOONRISE.

Tim Eismann works in the Additive Manufacturing Metals Group at LZH. In the MOONRISE project, his task is to develop a process with which regolith can be melted under lunar conditions

In this video, Benedict Grefen from TU Berlin presents his work in the MOONRISE project, where he provides regolith simulant.

3D printing on the Moon: Scientists from the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) and the Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin) are planning a flight to the Moon to melt lunar dust with laser radiation.

They are not yet usable as building blocks – but the lanes melted with the laser are a first step towards 3D-printed buildings, landing points, and roads made of moon dust.