Massive Lunar Habitats Using Glass Domes

NASA has funded a study on creating large glass structures on the Moon for human habitation. It aims to evaluate technologies for in-situ glass production and the assembly of spherical glass habitats.

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00:00 Intro
02:30 Lunar Glass Structure (LUNGS)
05:07 Animation of the Proposal by Nick Henning
07:09 How Large Can Glass Structures on the Moon Get?
08:50 Challenges
10:55 Final Thoughts
12:07 Outro

Sources:

Skyeports website: https://www.skyeports.com

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

LUNGS: Lunar Glass Structures (PDF, 292 MB): https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/niac-poster-bermudez-lunar-glass-structures-lungs-tagged.pdf?emrc=477a32

Lunar Glass Structures (LUNGS) 2025 NIAC animation for Skyeports (Nick Henning 3D): https://youtu.be/ZzpUgYBv1h8

NASA NIAC 2025 Blowing Molten Lunar Regolith Simulant: https://youtu.be/_Ok_JMUN5bI

Nick Henning: https://www.youtube.com/@NickHenning3D