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Progress Made in Lunar In Situ Resource Utilization under NASA’s Exploration Technology and Development Program
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Incorporation of in situ resource utilization (ISRU) and the production of mission-critical consumables for propulsion, power, and life support into mission architectures can greatly reduce the mass, cost, and risk of missions, leading to a sustainable and affordable approach to human exploration beyond Earth. ISRU and its products can also greatly affect how other exploration systems are developed, including determining which technologies are important or enabling. Although the concept of lunar ISRU has existed for more than 40 years, the technologies and systems had not progressed much past simple laboratory proof-of-concept tests. With the release of the Vision for Space Exploration in 2004 with the goal of harnessing the Moon’s resources, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) initiated the ISRU project in the Exploration Technology Development Program (ETDP) to develop the technologies and systems needed to meet this goal. In the 5 years of work in the ISRU Project, significant advancements and accomplishments occurred in several important areas of lunar ISRU. Also, two analog field tests held in Hawaii in 2008 and 2010 demonstrated all the steps in ISRU capabilities required, along with the integration of ISRU products and hardware with propulsion, power, and cryogenic storage systems. This paper will review the scope of the ISRU Project in the ETDP, ISRU incorporation, development strategies used by the ISRU project, and ISRU development and test accomplishments over the 5 years of funded project activity.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Sanders, G. B., & Larson, W. E.
- Affiliations
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US)
- Kennedy Space Center (US)
- Corresponding author
- Sanders, Gerald B.
- Venue
- Journal of Aerospace Engineering
- Published
- 2013-01
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 5-17
- ISSN
- 0893-1321 (ISSN-L)
- 1943-5525
- OpenAlex
- W3186299794
- Cited by
- 173
- References
- 14
- Citations by year
- 2026: 31 · 2025: 35 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 2.10
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Aerospace Engineering (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Space and Planetary Science › Planetary Science and Exploration
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Aerospace Engineering › Space Exploration and Technology
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Aerospace Engineering › Spacecraft Design and Technology
- Keywords
- lunar in-situ resource utilization, lunar propellant production, cryogenic storage, human lunar exploration, Vision for Space Exploration, technology development strategy
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