NASA just funded a NIAC project to study the possibility of building large structures on the Moon, on Mars and in space out of glass. Blowing glass bubbles similarly to how it's done on Earth.

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🟣 Guest: Dr. Martin Bermudez
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NIAC Award. Lunar Glass Structure (LUNGS): Enabling Construction of Monolithic Habitats in Low-Gravity:
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/lunar-glass-structure-lungs-enabling-construction-of-monolithic-habitats-in-low-gravity/

00:00 Intro
01:25 How difficult is blowing glass
14:11 Moon habitat made of glass
29:07 Glass structures in space
33:17 What is NIAC like
40:57 Current obsessions
43:38 More interviews

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[NIAC 2025] NASA Just Funded A Project to Blow Space Structures Out Of Glass