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How to Navigate the SRT Research Database

We maintain a curated database of peer-reviewed publications that reference or utilize our planetary regolith simulants. With more than 400 publications through 2026 and 14 SRT simulants represented, the database is designed to help researchers, engineers, and educators quickly locate...

Artemis & Apollo Lunar soil display Science kit

Own a Piece of Space History: The Artemis & Apollo Lunar Display

Have you ever stared up at the night sky and wished you could reach out and grab a handful of the Moon? Over the past few decades, the real moon dirt has been securely sealed in well-guarded government vaults, far beyond...

The Future of Space Might Be Grown - Not Built

Imagine landing on the Moon… and instead of unpacking building materials, You start growing your habitat… Like a mushroom. The process begins by collecting lunar regolith from the Moon’s surface and mixing it with mycelium and organic nutrients. The mycelium...

What If Your Students Could Build the Moon in Your Classroom?

Image: Students growing plants in lunar regolith simulant. Imagine walking into your classroom and seeing students not just learning about space, but building it, testing it, and questioning it like real engineers. That’s exactly what happens when you introduce regolith...

NASA’s “Ignition” Initiative: Why Surface Operations Are the Future of Lunar Exploration

NASA’s latest announcement under its “Ignition” initiative signals a major shift in how we approach space exploration, and more importantly, how we prepare for it. Rather than focusing on isolated missions, NASA is moving toward sustained lunar surface operations: higher mission...