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Electrostatic Levitation Characterization of Regolith Simulants and IL-Derived Additive Manufacturing Alloys
Completed
TRL 2 (started at 1, targeting 2)
Description
The approach is to use the MSFC eelctrostatic Levitation (ESL) for property characterization. Proposal will also add characterization data currently unavailable for the simulants.
Benefits
The goal is to determine if alloys produced by ionic liquid extraction from lunar regoliths can be used for additive manufacturing
Details
| Technology area | Exploration Destination Systems > In Situ Resource Use > Resource Processing for Production of Manufacturing, Construction, and Energy Storage Feedstock Materials |
| Program | Center Innovation Fund: MSFC CIF (MSFC CIF) |
| Lead organization | Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL |
| Start date | 2018-10-01 |
| End date | 2019-09-30 |
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