February 2019
Simulating lunar and martian regolith in the laboratory
... experiments, ISRU processes, and public outreach activities. 3D print from Mars simulant. But what exactly is regolith? Regolith is the loose material found on the surfaces of planetary bodies and is generally composed of rocks, mineral fragments...
October 2021
Mining lunar hydrogen
...hybrid Moon hypothesis, the future for hydrogen energy is dependent on the search for water resources in the regolith as well as potential hydrogen outgassing and, of course, on the development of production and recovery processes. The shadowed areas...
February 2023
The scientific basis for lunar helium-3 production
... makes them mobile and able to detach from the sorbent surface. The helion extraction process from regolith is carried out with a device, a possible layout of which is shown in graphic opposite. Electromagnetic processing A second option for...
12 December 2018
OSIRIS-REx discovers ingredients for water on Bennu
Having arrived at its destination less than 10 days ago, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has already found the ingredients for water on Bennu – an indication that the much larger asteroid it broke apart from eons ago had liquid water present on it at ...
21 October 2020
OSIRIS-REx successfully touches asteroid Bennu
... Bennu to collect dust and pebbles from it’s surface. The Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft, is an international sample-return mission led by NASA and joined by science team...
June 2017
How to build a Moon base cheaply
... containers. Then, a new membrane or net is installed instead of the pierced one (or the existing membrane is patched up), the regolith is loosened or partially replaced, the lock is opened, and the collection container is once again ready for use...
