August 2019
Architectural challenges of a Moon village
... will be produced in order to make the lunar settlement independent of Earth. The by-product of this process is the gas methane, which will be stored in tanks to be used later for heating. The architecture is based upon the different recycling...
November 2019
PROSPECTing for lunar polar volatiles
..., 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 the lunar regolith, a process that is interesting for larger scale...
July 2020
Key technologies for space exploration
..., SNC developed a second, larger reaction control thruster for the XSP. This thruster utilises oxygen and methane to achieve high performance in terms of specific impulse (thrust produced per kilogramme of propellant) and provides rapid attitude...
May 2021
In-situ propellant design for Mars ascent vehicles
... all existing surfaces and potentially destroyed existing lifeforms. However, NASA’s Mars Express rover has detected methane leakage among the rocks, which could be an indication of microbial life. Moreover, there is frozen carbon dioxide, especially...
October 2021
Mining lunar hydrogen
... ‘hydrogen energy’, which, due to heightened environmental challenges, concentrates on replacing ‘carbon energy’ based on utilising natural methane, coal and oil. This presents the possibility of technologies for direct use on the Moon, including...
November 2021
Space in support of sustainable development
... decision-making. Starting in the atmosphere, satellites can detect levels of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, and what impact rising levels are having on humans, animals and the environment. Additionally, EO satellites are...
