Proposed new testing facility for cold and operational long duration testing of lunar and Mars ISRU and mobility
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2019
Department
Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Abstract
Mining water and other resources from the Moon, Mars, and asteroids requires development and testing of mining equipment. We propose to develop a test facility for large scale, long duration ISRU testing under simulated lunar and martian conditions.
Publication Title
Lunar ISRU 2019 - Developing a New Space Economy Through Lunar Resources and Their Utilization
Recommended Citation
van Susante, P.,
&
Alger, R. G.
(2019).
Proposed new testing facility for cold and operational long duration testing of lunar and Mars ISRU and mobility.
Lunar ISRU 2019 - Developing a New Space Economy Through Lunar Resources and Their Utilization.
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