European startup recycles leftover spaceships on the moon

A European startup plans to use a 3D printer and spacecraft parts to recycle recycled materials and waste on the moon.

According to Tekna technology and technology news service, a startup in Austria called Inkus plans to eliminate one of the most important challenges of living on the moon. This company plans to use a new method to recycle all the waste created on the moon and turn them into useful parts.

Space missions on the moon will generate space debris. Also, all spacecraft and satellites have always been associated with the problem of discarding boosters and missiles. Of course, now Elon Musk has solved some of these problems by using reusable spacecraft.

Most of the parts used in these missions are strong enough due to the harsh conditions and are often made of elements such as titanium. This element is very rare and expensive, so throwing it away in space can increase costs. For this reason, Inkus intends to provide a new solution by using 3D printing to change the use of these parts and reuse them. The new method of this company is called metal production based on lithography, the design of which has been submitted to the European Space Agency, and cooperation has also been done for the initial tests.

In this 3D printing method, metal powder is produced from recycled materials, and after connecting with a new agent and mixing with it, it will harden while being exposed to ultraviolet light. The raw materials for this project are the same disposable objects including probes, landers or other spacecraft.