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Space resources. volume 3: materials
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Editor | McKay, Mary Fae McKay, David S. Duke, Michael B. |
| Copyright Year | 1992 |
| Description | Space Resources addresses the issues of using space resources to support life on the Moon and for exploration of Mars. This volume - Materials - covers a number of technical and policy issues regarding the materials in space (mainly lunar and asteroidal) which can be used to support space operations. In part 1, nature and location of these materials, exploration strategy, evaluation criteria, and the technical means to collect or mine these materials is discussed. A baseline lunar mine and the basics of asteroid mining are presented and critiqued. In part 2, the beneficiation of ores and the extraction of such materials as oxygen, metals, and the makings of concrete are discussed. In part 3, the manufacturing and fabrication of nonterrestrial products are discussed. The economic tradeoffs between bringing needed products from Earth and making these products on location in space is considered. |
| File Size | 43310460 |
| Page Count | 334 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19930007686 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6q004609 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1992-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lunar And Planetary Exploration Economics Extraterrestrial Resources Moon Materials Minerals Beneficiation Fabrication Mining Asteroids Tradeoffs Extraction Space Exploration Manufacturing Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
