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Establishing Standards for Lunar In Situ Resource Utilization Structural Materials

AIAA Journal
Lunar structures will be exposed to one of the most extreme environments that have ever been considered for human settlements. In situ, regolith-based materials are being proposed for construction on the moon, offering the benefit of reducing the cost of
S. Dyke, Akanshu Sharma, Eliza Mount, A. Bobet, Julio A. Ramirez   +4 more
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Solar Thermal Technology for In-Situ Resource Utilization

3rd International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 2005
*† ‡ In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) processes require thermal energy at various temperatures. Chemical recovery process (pyrolysis, gas-solid reactions, gas-liquid or threephase reactions and desorption) requires thermal energy at temperatures from 1000 K to 2500 K. Manufacturing processes (hot liquid processing, sinter forming, composite forming,
Takashi Nakamura, Constance Senior, John Case   +2 more
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In-Situ resource utilization-derived iron perchlorate redox flow battery for Mars: electrolyte characterization and extreme cold performance validation

Frontiers in Space Technologies
Sustained habitation on Mars demands robust energy storage systems capable of reliable operation under extreme cold, especially during night and dust storm periods that render conventional lithium-ion batteries ineffective.
Chris Z. Liu, K. Deng, Kelvin Fu, Hansan Liu   +3 more
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In Situ Utilization of Indigenous Resources

2009
Planning for a human mission to Mars dates back to the 1950s, but in the 1990s, a new aspect was introduced: In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU). In its simplest form, it utilizes indigenous Mars resources to produce propellants for ascent from Mars, thus significantly reducing the mass that must be transported to Mars. If accessible water can be found
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In-situ resource utilization technologies for Mars life support systems

Advances in Space Research, 2000
The atmosphere of Mars has many of the ingredients that can be used to support human exploration missions. It can be "mined" and processed to produce oxygen, buffer gas, and water, resulting in significant savings on mission costs. The use of local materials, called ISRU (for in-situ resource utilization), is clearly an essential strategy for a long ...
K R, Sridhar, J E, Finn, M H, Kliss
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Exploiting a perchlorate-tolerant desert cyanobacterium to support bacterial growth for in situ resource utilization on Mars

International Journal of Astrobiology, 2020
The presence of perchlorate in the Martian soil may limit in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) technologies to support human outposts. In order to exploit the desiccation, radiation-tolerant cyanobacterium Chroococcidopsis in Biological Life Support ...
D. Billi, Beatriz Gallego Fernandez, Claudia Fagliarone, S. Chiavarini, L. Rothschild   +4 more
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Solar Energy System for In-Situ Resource Utilization

Space 2004 Conference and Exhibit, 2004
Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) has been developing the Optical Waveguide (OW) system for solar energy utilization. In this system, solar radiation is collected by the concentrator which transfers the concentrated solar radiation to the OW transmission line.
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Plasma‐Assisted Nitrogen Fixation for Mars: A Simulation Study on in Situ Resource Utilization

Plasma Processes and Polymers
This study explores nitrogen fixation in the Martian atmosphere using plasma technology. By combining microwave and dielectric barrier discharges (DBD), nitrogen was converted into water‐soluble nitrogen fertilizer (N₂O₅) for agriculture. Despite the low
Yuqing Luo, Jiacheng Li, Yuran Yin, Dawei Liu   +3 more
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(Invited) Electrochemical Processes for in Situ Resource Utilization

ECS Meeting Abstracts, 2019
In situ resource utilization (ISRU) is the practice of generating resources when humans are away from Earth. The goals of ISRU include the generation of rocket propellants, building materials, and life sustaining commodities from such resources as the Mars atmosphere, lunar regolith, and even trash.
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In-Situ Resource Utilization for Lunar and Mars Exploration

45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, 2007
In-Situ Resource Utilization is the collection, processing, storing and use of materials encountered in the course of human or robotic space exploration that replace materials that would otherwise be brought from Earth to accomplish a mission critical need at reduced overall cost and risk.
Kurt Sacksteder, Gerald Sanders
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