Building a lunar or martian launch pad with in situ materials: Recent laboratory and field studies

Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 134-142

  Hintze, Paul E ^a   Quintana, Stephanie ^b  

^a KENNEDY SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Lunar materials

Indexed keywords

EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL SURFACES; FIELD STUDIES; GLASS CONTENT; KEY PARAMETERS; LABORATORY STUDIES; LABORATORY TEST; LAUNCH PADS; LUNAR MATERIALS; LUNAR SIMULANT; RESISTIVE HEATING; SAFE LANDING; SINTERING SYSTEM; SURFACE STABILIZATION;

DEMONSTRATIONS; LANDING; MOON;

SINTERING;

EID: 84872719667     PISSN: 08931321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)AS.1943-5525.0000205     Document Type: Article

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