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Oxygen and metals processing on the moon: will materials science change our future in space?
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Sadoway, Donald R. Sibille, Laurent |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Description | As part of an In-Situ Resource Utilization infrastructure on the lunar surface, the production of oxygen and metals by various technologies is under development within NASA projects. Such an effort reflects the ambition to change paradigms in space exploration to enable human presence for the long-term. Sustaining such presence involves the acceptance of a new concept in space activities; crews must be able to generate some of their consumables from local resources. The balance between accepting early development risks and reducing long-term mission risks is at the core of the technology development approach. We will present an overview of the technologies involved and present their possible impact on the future of human expansion in the solar system. |
| File Size | 8548128 |
| Page Count | 28 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20130012066 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t56f0tp1w |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2008-03-14 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Processing Methane Water Oxygen Electrolysis Moon Metals Materials Science In Situ Resource Utilization Silicates Lunar Surface Regolith Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Presentation |
