China looking at 3D print lunar bases using moon soil

China is exploring using 3D printing technology to build a lunar base （月球基地） using soil from the moon within five years.  The Chang’e 8 mission planned for later this decade is to send a probe （探測器） to the lunar surface to retrieve （取回） the world’s first soil sample from the far side of the moon. The Chinese government has declared that once a lunar ...Read More