Scientists, engineers, and the general public have always speculated and dreamed about living and working on other planets. The allure and challenges of this endeavor have generated innumerable Conferences, feasibility studies and six manned Moon landings. As NASA prepares to return to the Moon and eventually Mars, it is only natural to stand on the shoulders of those giants who have gone before us. This time, as we go to stay, the development of processes that maximize the use of in-situ resources will become even more important. On demand fabrication of piece-parts to reduce required spares, development of habitat structures, and the ability to make repairs will all benefit from the use of in-situ materials including raw regolith and metals and/or gases extracted from regolith or planetary atmospheres. To support these activities, there will also be a need for recycling as well as non-destructive evaluation technologies. This paper will present a historical overview of technology development associated with In-Situ Fabrication and Repair (ISFR) elements described above and discuss the ISFR program implemented at NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center.


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    Titel :

    Back to the Future: A Historical Perspective of Lunar and Martian In-situ Fabrication and Repair


    Beteiligte:

    Kongress:

    AIAA Conference ; 2005 ; Orlando, FL, United States


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2005-01-01


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch





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