October 2018
Developing wearable technologies for space and Earth
... array of ‘must-haves’ for NASA including smart habitats, deep space radiation protection, in-situ resource utilisation (ISRU), in-space propulsion and spacesuits. The Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas is focused on resolving the human health...
November 2019
PROSPECTing for lunar polar volatiles
... released by the sample. In addition to the volatile analysis, ProSPA also allows an in-situ resource utilisation (ISRU) experiment to be performed: the heated sample is exposed to hydrogen (H2) or methane (CH4) in order to extract oxygen from...
October 2021
A US space strategy for 2050: shaping a domain on the cusp
... space ecosystem – on-orbit servicing, nuclear power and propulsion, space debris removal, and in-situ resource utilisation (ISRU) are just a few examples. Potential uses for cislunar space include lunar resource extraction, communication relays...
October 2023
The multidisciplinary world of space habitation design
...of bioregenerative closed loop systems, thermal and micrometeoroid protection, radiation shielding, and in situ resource utilisation (ISRU). The multidisciplinary approach and the heterogeneity of working groups, composed by mixed students of the two...
31 May 2019
Melting moon dust with lasers to use in lunar habitats
... just signed a cooperation agreement with the ArianeGroup to work together on future Moon missions such as the planned ISRU mission of the European Space Agency (ESA). PTScientists are planning to undertake the first fully privately funded...
27 January 2020
US bill spurns Moon programme favouring Mars instead
... for Mars is coming at an expense to previously welcomed lunar projects. Ventures such a lunar outpost or In Situ Resource Utilisation (ISRU) are being sidelined and activities on or around the surface of the Moon that do not contribute to the goal...
