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

by Donald Rapp

Book Overview

Examines the costs of implementing in situ resource utilization on the Moon and Mars

Provides a complete review of the field of extraterrestrial resources with independent analyses that are not part of the NASA party line

Includes three approaches for Mars ISRU based on processing only the atmosphere: solid oxide electrolysis, reverse water gas shift reaction, and absorbing water

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319891960
• ISBN13: 9783319891965
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.6"