Current NASA Plans for Mars In Situ Resource Utilization

Sanders, Gerald

关键词: IN SITU RESOURCE UTILIZATION;    MARS EXPLORATION;    MISSION PLANNING;    ROBOTICS;    SPACE STORAGE;    OXYGEN PRODUCTION;    METHANE;    CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL;    ELECTROLYSIS;    SABATIER REACTION;    MOISTURE CONTENT;    EXTRATERRESTRIAL RESOURCES;    CONSUMABLES (SPACECRAFT);    PROPELLANTS;    LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS;   

RP-ID  :  JSC-E-DAA-TN52598

学科分类：航空航天科学

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来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

The presentation is to provide relevant information to the NASA funded Center for the Utilization of Biological Engineering in Space (CUBES) Institute. The presentation cover the following: 1) What is In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU), 2) What are the resources of interest at the Moon and Mars, 3) ISRU-related mission requirements and ISRU economics, 4) Challenges and Risk for ISRU, 5) Concept of Operation for Mars ISRU Systems, 6) Current State of the Art (SOA) in ISRU, and 7) Current ISRU development and mission status.