Minimal support technology and in situ resource utilization for risk management of planetary spaceflight missions

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1275-1284

  Murphy, K L ^a   Rygalov, V Ye ^b   Johnson, S B ^c  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

In situ resource utilization; Interplanetary mission; Reliability; Risk mitigation; System closure; System degradation

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; MANNED SPACE FLIGHT; RELIABILITY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

IN-SITU RESOURCE UTILIZATIONS; INTERPLANETARY MISSION; RISK MITIGATION; SYSTEM CLOSURE; SYSTEM DEGRADATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 62649174075     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2008.12.010     Document Type: Article

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