An Australian construction company has partnered up with the University of New South Wales (UNSW) to fast-track the development of a 3D printer to build lunar dwellings. Luyten co-founder and CEO, Ahmed Mahil, said he was over the moon about the collaboration. “We are absolutely delighted and extremely honoured to be partnering with UNSW to make building on the moon possible. UNSW is renowned for its academic leadership and world-class research and we couldn’t be more pleased to be working together,” Mahil said in a press release. He said the partnership will catapult Australia’s position forward in the space race. “Our combined expertise and passion for innovative and exceptional building outcomes involving a range of intertwined disciplines will help the human race to expedite colonisation of the moon and other planets,” Mahil said. Initially, lunar construction was not part of the plan. “When we developed our groundbreaking 3D concrete printers, we …