TERA was built from the same autonomous 3D printing technologies and compostable materials we designed for longterm, sustainable life on Mars. Like its predecessor (the NASA-award-winning Martianhabitat MARSHA), TERA is built from a 3D printed biopolymer basalt composite –a material developed from crops like corn and sugar cane – tested and validated by NASA to be (at minimum) 50% stronger and more durable than concrete.



This material has the potential to be leaps and bounds more sustainable than traditional concrete and steel, leading to a future in which we can eliminate the building industry’s massive waste of unrecyclable materials. It could transform the way we build on Earth – and save our planet.



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