October 2018
Developing wearable technologies for space and Earth
... span a wide 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...
November 2016
Moon or Mars - NASA’s next logical step?
... mission of two years or more, astronauts will have to be both self-sufficient and Earth-independent. In situ resource utilisation is required development, as well as comfortable EVA spacesuits, and sustainable food and water systems. Also necessary...
April 2024
Unlocking the NewSpace economy through space-based solar power
... to the space stations, the Moon, other planets or even asteroids. This makes activities, especially in-situ resource utilisation, far more attractive, rather than just relying on surface solar or nuclear power. Spacecraft on exploration missions...
27 May 2019
Third largest water reservoir on Mars found
Just as NASA awards research funding for in-situ resource utilisation on Mars, scientists at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Arizona, uncover what is likely the third ...
27 January 2020
US bill spurns Moon programme favouring Mars instead
..., the push 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...
