Title

Space mining is almost here!

Authors

Paul van Susant, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow

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Publication Date

10-5-2017

Description

When going to the Moon and Mars for extended stays with humans it is required to minimize mass by "living off the land" as soon as possible. Mining local resources and using them to produce consumables and construct simple structures can leverage launch mass to the surface of those bodies. In addition, asteroid mining will be able to provide rocket fuel to further spur economic development in CIS-Lunar space and further open up solar system activities. I am working on mining on Mars and the Moon as well as construction using local rocks.

Disciplines

Engineering Mechanics | Mechanical Engineering

Recommended Citation

van Susant, Paul, "Space mining is almost here!" (2017). TechTalks. 57.
https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/techtalks/57