November 2019
PROSPECTing for lunar polar volatiles
... the elements and isotopes 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...
November 2021
Megasatellite habitat at Ceres
...be possible to construct a new, thicker cable from in-situ resources. Ceres has a nine-hour rotation period, which means...megasatellite world could begin within the next 15 years if serious resources are put into it. About the author Dr Pekka Janhunen ...
March 2016
The Use of 3D Printing for Space Applications
... the Moon or Mars missions may also be adopted on Earth, where 3D printing structures using solar power and in-situ resources could support rapid construction of post-disaster emergency shelters, removing long, costly and often inefficient supply...
16 September 2024
IAF announces exciting programme for IAC in Milan
... the non-space industry is unlocking future markets, proposed by ispace (Industry Category) PE4: Value of Resources: Recipe for In-Situ Resource Utilization on Space Frontiers, proposed by JAXA (Exploration Category) PE5: Intelligent Space: Big Data...
February 2018
European centre shifts emphasis to deep space missions
... for doctoral and post-doctoral research in technical domains relevant to the Spaceship EAC project such as in-situ resource utilisation (‘living off the land’), energy production and storage, materials and additive manufacturing, water processing...
January 2018
Maximising the economic opportunities of deep space
...Since in theory all of humanity would benefit from an in-space resource mining capability, a look to history could perhaps better inform us...are one part ‘pick and shovel’, meaning in-situ resources to enable exploration, and one part gathering points ...
