China , Explores 3D Printing , to Build Lunar Habitats.<br />On April 24, 'China Daily' reported that <br />Beijing will examine the use of 3D printing <br />technology to build habitats on the moon.<br />On April 24, 'China Daily' reported that <br />Beijing will examine the use of 3D printing <br />technology to build habitats on the moon.<br />Reuters reports that the announcement <br />comes as part of China's plans for <br />developing a long-term lunar habitat.<br />China has ambitious plans <br />to put astronauts on the surface <br />of the moon by 2030.<br />In 2013, China successfully completed <br />its first uncrewed lunar landing. .<br />In 2020, China's uncrewed Chang'e 5 lunar <br />mission returned samples of lunar soil to Earth.<br />Reuters reports that between now and 2030, China <br />plans three more Chang'e missions, which include <br />a search for reusable resources on the moon.<br />If we wish to stay on the moon <br />for a long time, we need to <br />set up stations by using <br />the moon's own materials, Wu Weiren, Scientist at the China National Space Administration, via Reuters.<br />The Chang'e 8 probe will test <br />the feasibility of using lunar soil to <br />3D print habitats on the surface of the moon.<br />Reuters reports that a race to return <br />humans to the moon has intensified in recent <br />years between China and the United States.<br />Earlier in April, NASA and Canada's space agency named <br />the crew of the 2024 Artemis II mission, which will conduct <br />the first human fly-by of the moon in decades.<br />Earlier in April, NASA and Canada's space agency named <br />the crew of the 2024 Artemis II mission, which will conduct <br />the first human fly-by of the moon in decades
