The Working Group on Extraterrestrial Resources is composed of people from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the U. S. Air Force, Office of Engineers of the U. S. Army, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the Rand Corporation. It was organized for the following function: To evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of the employment of extraterrestrial resources with the objective of reducing dependence of lunar and planetary exploration on terrestrial supplies; to advise cognizant agencies on requirements pertinent to these objectives, and to point out the implications affecting these goals.
Annual Meeting (2ND) of the Working Group on Extraterrestrial Resources on October 23 - 25, 1963
1963
91 pages
Report
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Englisch
Astrophysics , Astronautics , Natural resources , Extraterrestrial bases , Lunar environment , Symposia , Extraterrestrial topography , Lunar bases , Feasibility studies , Geological survey , Space biology , Water , Life support , Food , Organic materials , Planning , Logistics , Mars(Planet) , Planetary atmospheres , Construction materials , Space logistics