... 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...
... 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...
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 ...
..., 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...