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Mike Effinger

Publications and source records attributed to Mike Effinger.

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All sources NASA NTRS DOE OSTI

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Extraterrestrial Construction Technology Development at NASA MSFC and Moon-to-Mars Planetary Autonomous Construction Technology (MMPACT) Overview

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NASA MSFC Moon-to-Mars Planetary Autonomous Construction Technology (MMPACT) Overview

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lunar construction, additive construction, in situ↗

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Overview of NASA’s Moon-to-Mars Planetary Autonomous Construction Technology (MMPACT) Project

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Additive construction, regolith, lunar surface inf↗

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Don’t Take It – Make It: NASA’s Efforts to Address Exploration Logistics Challenges through In Space Manufacturing and Extraterrestrial Construction

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In space manufacturing. additive construction↗

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Update: NASA’s Moon-to-Mars Planetary Autonomous Construction Technology (MMPACT) Demonstration and Qualification Mission Concepts

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lunar construction, additive construction, in situ↗

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Design of New Lunar Highlands Simulants

The NU-LHT-series were created to develop reproducible methods of making simulants and to match the modal mineralogy, glass, and particle size distribution of Apollo 16 samples. Making the simulant at larger scales via an industrial plant is intended to reduce cost/ton.

Lunar simulants↗

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Synthesis of Simulated Lunar Highlands Minerals

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simulant↗

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Microwave Sintering for Lunar Base Construction

Presentation to the Materials Science and Technology Conference 2023 on microwave sintering for the construction of a lunar base. Content includes an overview of NASA's goals, lunar materials, lunar construction, development and testing of the microwave sintered materials, and a summary of the work to date.

Microwave sintering↗