A process and system for the extraction of metals and gases contained on planets and asteroids (mining and refining) and for space debris remediation may include geographically localizing a material to be extracted/remediated; performing a risk analysis on the material to determine whether the material presents a serious risk of instantaneous fracture or disaggregation; using the risk analysis to qualify or refuse the material; capturing and stabilizing the qualified material in an ablation cylinder on a plasma machine (PERT station); deploying multiple magnetic hydraulic cylinders around the qualified material; equalizing and stabilizing the PERT station and the qualified material; performing ablation and destruction of the qualified material; and transforming pure elements from the ablation cylinder.
PERT SPACE DEBRIS REMEDIATION, MINING, AND REFINING
SANIERUNG, AUSWERTUNG UND RAFFINIERUNG VON PERT-WELTRAUMABFÄLLEN
RESTAURATION, EXTRACTION ET RAFFINAGE DE DÉBRIS SPATIAUX DE TYPE PERT
2020-05-27
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS |
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