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

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Rapp, Donald (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: Springer Praxis Books
• Θέματα: Engineering.; Mineral resources.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Mineral Resources.

This book carries out approximate estimates of the costs of implementing ISRU on the Moon and Mars. It is found that no ISRU process on the Moon has much merit. ISRU on Mars can save a great deal of mass, but there is a significant cost in prospecting for resources and validating ISRU concepts. Mars...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• The Value of ISRU
• Mars ISRU Technology
• Lunar ISRU Technology.