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.


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    Title :

    PLASMAS FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL RESOURCES AND APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES (PERT) SPACE DEBRIS REMEDIATION, MINING, AND REFINING


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    Publication date :

    2018-03-15


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    E21C Bergbau oder Steinbruchbetrieb , MINING OR QUARRYING / B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / C22B PRODUCTION OR REFINING OF METALS , Gewinnen oder Feinen von Metallen / F03H PRODUCING A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR , Erzeugung von Vortriebskraft [Schub] nach dem Prinzip des Rückstoßes, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen / G01V Geophysik , GEOPHYSICS



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