Glenn Regolith Composites for Sustainable Lunar Operations and Presence in Extreme Environments (GRC-SLOPEE)

Developing a fiber reinforced lunar regolith-based geopolymer composite that is light weight, fire-, heat- and radiation-resistant with high strength utilizing 90% in-situ resources (ISRU) and minimum amount of earth sourced materials.

Addresses NASA sustainable Moon and Mars surface operation needs such as tools and parts for creating Moon and Mars surface infrastructure Tailorable regolith-based composite utilizing 90% in-situ resources (ISRU) materials will provide significant payload weight saving. Composite favorable mechanical (strength>200 MPa) and thermal (600C) performance to enable lunar and Mars sustainable surface operations. Create surfaces and structures that enable maximum crew mobility and safety and mission success in support of Moon to Mars

This is a mature technology (TRL 7+) — the realistic path in is usually NASA's Technology Transfer Program: licensing an existing NASA patent, or a Space Act Agreement to use NASA facilities/expertise directly. NASA also runs a startup licensing program with no upfront fee for companies formed to commercialize a specific NASA technology.

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