Shimizu’s Dream: Proposals to Benefit Future Generations

from SHIMIZU Corporation:

Shimizu continues to introduce our vision for the future.
We tackle new technological challenges and present wide-ranging proposals for the benefit of up-coming generations.

• Lunar Solar Power Generation -LUNA RING-
• TRY 2025 The Environmental Island -GREEN FLOAT-
• TRY 2004 The “Pyramid City in the Air” Concept
• Inter Cell City
• Space Hotel -Space Tourism-
• Lunar Bases -Construction on The Moon-
• Urban Geo-Grid Plan
• Desert Aqua-Net Plan

3-D printing device could build Moon base from lunar dust and regolith

from Space.com:

Future astronauts might end up living in a moon base created largely from lunar dust and regolith, if a giant 3-D printing device can work on the lunar surface.

The print-on-demand technology, known as D-Shape, could save on launch and transportation costs for manned missions to the moon. But the concept must first prove itself in exploratory tests funded by the European Space Agency (ESA)

• EOT 3D printing archive
• EOT Space archive