Melting rock using a Fresnel lens - GIF

[nova_robotics]

I was doing this! I bought a few different Moon simulants, and Mars simulant, and we started melting regolith simulant into structural shapes. We also made fibreglass, which turned out surprisingly easy to make. The objective was to go after a contract with the CSA (Canadian Space Agency). CSA said the idea was stupid and they'd rather truck concrete to Mars and the Moon, seriously.

[Gadgeteer]

To quote Paris Hilton, "That's hot!."