For the commercial space ecosystem to achieve industrial scale a complete value chain for space-resources processing must be established, including the capability for refining and processing structural materials, such as metal, on orbit. Through on-orbit salvage and recycling, space debris can be transformed into a space-derived metal resource. A platform for processing metal would be able to not only reduce the amount of space debris, but also create a supply of necessary materials for a variety of in-space manufacturing and satellite servicing missions. This chapter describes the physical principles of processing metal with electromagnetic levitation as well as its implications for future facilities in orbit. The Electromagnetic-Levitator (EML) on the ISS is discussed and possible designs for future EMLs are presented. Further, the possible applications of metal as a potential source of propellant for electric propulsion systems and as feedstock for in-space manufacturing are discussed. In addition, policy and law perspectives are explored, looking at the liability and ownership issues that can arise when processing space debris.


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    Titel :

    Space Debris Recycling by Electromagnetic Melting


    Beteiligte:
    Badescu, Viorel (Herausgeber:in) / Zacny, Kris (Herausgeber:in) / Bar-Cohen, Yoseph (Herausgeber:in) / Schroeder, Jan Walter (Autor:in) / Calnan, Gary Douglas (Autor:in) / Bogno, Abdoul-Aziz (Autor:in) / Mould, Toby Joseph Daniel (Autor:in) / Pecher, Romain Pecher (Autor:in) / Pawelski, Joseph W. (Autor:in) / Staats, Kai (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Handbook of Space Resources ; Kapitel : 7 ; 309-334


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    28.04.2023


    Format / Umfang :

    26 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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