The Sabatier/Electrolysis (S/E) process is an attractive approach to in situ propellant production (ISPP), and a breadboard demonstration of this process at Lockheed Martin Astronautics funded by JPL performed very well, with high conversion efficiency, and reliable diurnal operation. There is a net usage of hydrogen in the S/E process, and this has been the principal problem for this approach to ISPP.
Hydrogen Transport to Mars Enables the Sabatier/Electrolysis Process
1997-01-01
Conference paper
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English
In-Situ Propellant Production on Mars: A Sabatier/Electrolysis Demonstration Plant
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