Method for producing Regishell inflatable environment
A method for constructing an inflatable environment on top of or beneath a surface of an extraterrestrial object includes spraying Regishell onto an airform or piping the Regishell into a sandwich membrane layer of the airform. When performing the spraying of the Regishell, the method further includes combining basalt material with the Regishell and applying the combination of the basalt material and Regishell to a reinforcement layer, the reinforcement layer being internal to the airform to strengthen the inflatable environment. When performing the piping of the Regishell into the sandwich membrane, the method further includes using the sandwich membrane layer as a permeable membrane or drilling one or more holes in the sandwich membrane layer forming vents to create the permeable membrane, and releasing the gas from the sandwich membrane layer from the vents to cure and conform the Regishell as a rigid shape and structurally sound layer.
1. A method for constructing an inflatable environment on top of or beneath a surface of an extraterrestrial object, comprising:
spraying Regishell onto an airform or piping the Regishell into a sandwich layer of the airform, the sandwich layer is a middle-trapped layer sandwiched between the airform and a membrane, wherein
wherein when performing the spraying of the Regishell, the method further comprises
combining basalt material with the Regishell and applying the combination of the basalt material and Regishell to a reinforcement layer, the reinforcement layer being internal to the airform to strengthen the inflatable environment;
wherein when performing the piping of the Regishell into the sandwich layer, the sandwich layer membrane comprises vents and, the method further comprises
releasing gas from the Regishell by way of the vents to cure and conform the Regishell as a rigid shape and structurally sound layer, and
wherein Regishell is composed of a binder material and regolith.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the airform is an air-inflated and air-supported form enabling construction of permanent monolithic dome structures.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the Regishell is processed with heat to release gas.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the heat is from focused sun radiation or from an electrical source.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the constructing of the inflatable environment is performed with partial in-situ resource utilization of the Regolith to create the binder material.