Affordable, rapid bootstrapping of the space industry and solar system civilization

Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 18-29

  Metzger, Philip T ^a   Muscatello, Anthony ^a   Mueller, Robert P ^a   Mantovani, James ^a  

^a KENNEDY SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

In situ resource utilization; ISRU; Lunar industry; Robotics; Settling space; Space colonization; Space exploration; Space manufacturing; Space mining; Space resources

Indexed keywords

IN-SITU RESOURCE UTILIZATIONS; ISRU; SETTLING SPACE; SPACE COLONIZATION; SPACE EXPLORATIONS; SPACE MANUFACTURING; SPACE RESOURCES;

ANTHROPOMORPHIC ROBOTS; INVESTMENTS; MANUFACTURE; MINING ENGINEERING; MOON; ROBOTICS; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACE RESEARCH;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84872733723     PISSN: 08931321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)AS.1943-5525.0000236     Document Type: Article

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