The Space Resources Week in Luxembourg is a key gathering point for researchers, industry representatives, and space agencies working on the utilisation of extraterrestrial resources. For the LZH scientists, the conference provided an opportunity to present their work to an international expert audience and to network with other players in the field.

At the heart of the MOONRISE project is the question of how lunar regolith can be selectively melted using a laser and processed into solid structures. In the future, this approach could enable the construction of landing pads and roads directly on-site from materials already available on the Moon — eliminating the need for costly material transport from Earth.