In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) is key to enabling extended presence at exploration locations. NASA’s focus for ISRU to date has been human exploration locations: the Moon and Mars. Likewise the primary target for ISRU has been the production of mission consumables for propulsion and life support. Producing oxygen alone from minerals on the Moon or atmosphere on Mars can provide the majority of these consumables. However, accessing water at either location allows for full propellant production (fuel and oxidizer) as well as other applications (eg life support). Current and previous study efforts have looked at mission architectures and ISRU mass payback for these options. Studies have also identified gaps in information needed to design effective ISRU hardware and choose best architectures


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    Title :

    In-Situ Resource Utilization Options for the Moon and Mars


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    Conference:

    Society of Exploration Geophysicists Annual Meeting SEG 2020 ; 2020 ; Houston, Texas, US


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    Miscellaneous


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    Language :

    English