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Moon Park: A research and educational facility [PDF]
Moon Park has been proposed as an International Space Year (ISY) event for international cooperative efforts. Moon Park will serve as a terrestrial demonstration of a prototype lunar base and provide research and educational opportunities.
Kuriki, Kyoichi +2 more
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Study of sample drilling techniques for Mars sample return missions [PDF]
To demonstrate the feasibility of acquiring various surface samples for a Mars sample return mission the following tasks were performed: (1) design of a Mars rover-mounted drill system capable of acquiring crystalline rock cores; prediction of ...
Harris, P. T., Mitchell, D. C.
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Beneficiation and extraction of nonterrestrial materials, part 2 [PDF]
A review of options for processing extraterrestrial materials was dominated by industrial materials scientist who tried to identify which processes utilizing space materials could be implemented in the near term.
Agosto, William N.
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Microelectrophoresis of selected mineral particles [PDF]
Particle mobilities of ilmenite, labradorite plagioclase, enstatite pyroxene, and olivine were measured with a Rank microelectrophoresis system to evaluate indicated mineral separability.
Alexander, K. D. +2 more
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Orbiting quarantine facility. The Antaeus report [PDF]
A mission plan for the Orbiting Quarantine Facility (OQF) is presented. Coverage includes system overview, quarantine and protocol, the laboratory, support systems, cost analysis and possible additional uses of the ...
Bagby, J. R., Devincenzi, D. L.
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Preparation and experimental study of aqueous simulated lunar soil in lunar polar region
Thermal ScienceThe polar region of the Moon has great scientific value and research significance because of abundant mineral resources, possible water and ice and unique geographical location resources, and is becoming a new hot spot in the new round of international lunar exploration.
Lu-Si Wang +10 more
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Electrolytic smelting of lunar rock for oxygen, iron, and silicon [PDF]
Preliminary studies of the electrochemical properties of silicate melts such as those available from heating of lunar mare soils indicate that conductivities are high enough for design of a practical electrolytic cell.
Colson, Russell O. +4 more
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Distributed communications and control network for robotic mining [PDF]
The application of robotics to coal mining machines is one approach pursued to increase productivity while providing enhanced safety for the coal miner.
Schiffbauer, William H.
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The Surface Chemical Composition of Lunar Samples and Its Significance for Optical Properties [PDF]
The surface iron, titanium, calcium, and silicon concentration in numerous lunar soil and rock samples was determined by Auger electron spectroscopy. All soil samples show a large increase in the iron to oxygen ratio compared with samples of pulverized ...
Baron, R. L., Bilson, E., Gold, T.
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Mass fractionation of the lunar surface by solar wind sputtering [PDF]
The sputtering of the lunar surface by the solar wind is examined as a possible mechanism of mass fractionation. Simple arguments based on current theories of sputtering and the ballistics of the sputtered atoms suggest that most ejected atoms will have ...
Burnett, D. S. +3 more
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