November 2016
Moon or Mars - NASA’s next logical step?
... For a Mars 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...
April 2024
Unlocking the NewSpace economy through space-based solar power
...surface 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...
11 June 2024
IAC 2024 is already breaking records
... 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...
July 2020
Key technologies for space exploration
... look ahead, SNC is also investing in the future by developing advanced technologies for generating water from in situ resources (for example, on the Moon); regolith and dust mitigation; liquid-gas phase separation; and payload development...
May 2024
Out of this world – NASA’s textile technicians and innovations for space voyages
... its shape can change quickly. In the future astronauts could even manufacture this fabric themselves using in situ resources, reducing the mass and therefore the cost of goods transported into space. Today, 3D printed textiles are...
23 November 2018
3D printed body parts being studied for future astronauts
... beyond). It is already envisaged that the technology is practically indispensable for building spacecrafts and settlements from in-situ resources out in the expanses of space, when popping back to Earth for some key components is no longer an option...
