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Sustainable Water Systems in Space: A Review of Current Technologies and Future Prospects
Water Resources ResearchSustainable water management is a critical challenge in space exploration, where the limited availability of resources requires innovative approaches to ensure astronauts' survival on long‐duration missions.
David Bamidele Olawade +2 more
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Toward Building Sustainable Mars Infrastructure: A CO<sub>2</sub>-Breathing Plasma Thruster for Orbit Maintenance and In Situ Oxygen Generation. [PDF]
Glob ChallThis study demonstrates a CO2‐breathing plasma thruster capable of producing high thrust and generating oxygen directly from the Martian atmosphere. By combining propulsion with in situ resource utilization, the system enables long‐duration satellite orbit maintenance and supports future human exploration.
Taploo A, Duppada GS, Keidar M.
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Overview of the Lunar In Situ Resource Utilization Techniques for Future Lunar Missions
Space: Science & Technology, 2023 Along with the rapid development of space technology, extraterrestrial exploration has gradually tended to further-distanced and longer-termed planet exploration.
Peng Zhang +15 more
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Towards Lunar In-Situ Resource Utilization Based Subtractive Manufacturing
Applied Sciences, 2023 In recent years, space agencies, such as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and European Space Agency (ESA), have expanded their research activities in the field of manufacturing in space.
André Seidel +8 more
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Critical Electrochemistry Technologies Applicable in Space Exploration. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)The available resources in space and discuss the application scenarios and challenges of electrochemical methods in four critical domains is analyzed: metallurgical processing of mineral resources, water resources utilization, carbon cycle management in extraterrestrial habitats, and electrical energy storage.
Xu R, Lv Z, Li S, He J, Song J.
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Thermodynamic modeling of in-situ rocket propellant fabrication on Mars
iScience, 2022 Summary: In-situ resource utilization (ISRU) to refuel rockets on Mars will become critical in the future. The current effort presents a thorough feasibility analysis of a scalable, Matlab-based, integrated ISRU framework from the standpoint of the ...
Shah Saud Alam +4 more
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Nature Communications, 2021 Returning from Mars to Earth requires propellant. The authors propose a biotechnology-enabled in situ resource utilization (bioISRU) process to produce a Mars specific rocket propellant, 2,3-butanediol, using cyanobacteria and engineered E.
Nicholas S. Kruyer +4 more
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Open Ceramics, 2022 Scientific exploration of extraterrestrial planets has gripped human imagination since the advent of space travel. Human missions to Mars could produce insight into the essential questions of how, when and where life began on Earth.
David Karl +2 more
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Research progress in the in-situ utilization of lunar soil
工程科学学报, 2021 The in-situ utilization of lunar mineral resources is fundamental process for the establishment of a lunar base and subsequent exploration of deep space.
Lang CHE +7 more
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Hydrogels Improve Plant Growth in Mars Analog Conditions
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2021 Sustainable human settlement on Mars will require in situ resource utilization (ISRU), the collection and utilization of Mars-based resources, including notably water and a substrate for food production.
Frédéric Peyrusson
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