Use of Extraterrestrial Resources for Human Space Missions to Moon or Mars

• Main Author: Rapp, Donald (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2018.
• Series: Astronautical Engineering,
• Subjects: Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Mineral resources.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Mineral Resources.

 This book presents a detailed, independent review of essentially all the technical aspects of "in situ resource utilization" (ISRU), offering the first in-depth discussion of the issues of crew size, ascent from Mars, and ISRU processes. It also provides data on lunar ISRU not previously...