For any future manned exploration to the moon, Mars, or beyond, there is a significant need to reduce the cost and logistics of transporting the raw materials such as oxygen, water, and fuel required to sustain human activity. Current research at Kennedy Space Center is focused on utilizing the resources at the destination to produce these requirements on-site, i.e. to live off the land. This program, known as In-situ Resource Utilization (ISRU), is the focus of the Applied Science and Technology research group here at KSC. This slide presentation will introduce the laboratories and highlight current research in ISRU to produce oxygen, water, and fuel components from lunar and Martian regolith.


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    Title :

    In-Situ Resource Utilization for the Moon, Mars and Beyond.


    Contributors:
    S. Trigwell (author)

    Publication date :

    2010


    Size :

    82 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English