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Lunar Resource Utilization: Development of a Reactor for Volatile Extraction from Regolith [PDF]

, 2007
The extraction and processing of planetary resources into useful products, known as In- Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU), will have a profound impact on the future of planetary exploration. One such effort is the RESOLVE (Regolith and Environment Science,
Kleinhenz, Julie E., Nayagam, Vedha, Sacksteder, Kurt R.   +2 more
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Development and mechanical properties of construction materials from lunar simulant [PDF]

Development of versatile engineering materials from locally available materials in space is an important step toward the establishment of outposts on the Moon and Mars.
Desai, Chandra S.
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Process to create simulated lunar agglutinate particles [PDF]

, 2011
A method of creating simulated agglutinate particles by applying a heat source sufficient to partially melt a raw material is provided. The raw material is preferably any lunar soil simulant, crushed mineral, mixture of crushed minerals, or similar ...
Gustafson, Marty A., Gustafson, Robert J., White, Brant C.   +2 more
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Lunar composite production [PDF]

A minimally processed composite material derived from lunar soil and possessing tensile strength is described.
Lewis, William
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A Method to Perform Direct Oxygen Analysis on Lunar Simulants and Other Complex Oxide Materials [PDF]

, 2007
An essential requirement for making space travel and long term missions more efficient and affordable to NASA includes finding innovative ways to supply oxygen for life support and propulsion.
Santiago-Maldonado, Edgardo
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Planetary Soil Simulant Characterisation: NU-LHT-2M Study Case to Support Oxygen Extraction Lab Tests with a Low-Temperature Carbothermal Process

Aerospace
Since the landing on the lunar surface, the lunar regolith has begun to interact in different ways with landed elements, such as the wheels of a rover, astronaut suits, drills, and plants for extracting oxygen or manufacturing objects.
Giovanni Zanotti, Ivan Troisi, Alice Dottori, Michèle Roberta Lavagna   +3 more
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Bacterial bio-cementation can repair space bricks

Frontiers in Space Technologies
This study investigates the potential of Microbially Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation (MICP) as a repair technique for consolidated (sintered) bricks made from Lunar Highland Simulant-1 (LHS-1), aiming to extend their functional lifespan in extra ...
Nitin Gupta, Rohan Kulkarni, Arya R. Naik, Koushik Viswanathan, Aloke Kumar   +4 more
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Np-Fe0 addition affects the microstructure and composition of the microwave-sintered lunar soil simulant CLRS-2

Advances in Space Research, 2023
Tian Zhang, Hong Tang, Xiongyao Li, Chuanjiao Zhou, Wen Yu, B. Mo, Jianzhong Liu, Xiaojia Zeng   +7 more
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Patch Plate Materials Compatibility Assessment [PDF]

Lunar dust proved to be a greater problem during the Apollo missions than was originally anticipated. The highly angular, charged dust particles stuck to seals, radiators, and visors; clogged mechanisms; and abraded space suits.
Calle, C. I., Hasegawa, M. M., Miller, S. K. R., Orndoff, E. S., Prokop, N. F., Wohl, C. J.   +5 more
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Sustainable Human Presence on the Moon using In Situ Resources [PDF]

, 2008
New capabilities, technologies and infrastructure must be developed to enable a sustained human presence on the moon and beyond. The key to having this permanent presence is the utilization of in situ resources.
Curreri, Peter A., Darby, Charles A., Fikes, John C., Gilley, Scott D., Good, James E., Kennedy, James P., McCarley, Kevin S., McLemore, Carol A.   +7 more
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