New approaches for mars in-situ resource utilization based on the reverse water gas shift

35th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages 1-14

  Zubrin, Robert ^a   Clapp, Mitchell Burnside ^a   Meyer, Tom ^a  

^a Pioneer Astronautics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; BOOSTERS (ROCKET); CHEMICAL SHIFT; ETHYLENE; FUEL CELLS; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; PROPELLANTS; ROCKET ENGINES; ROCKETS; ZIRCONIA;

ELECTROLYSIS SYSTEMS; IN-SITU RESOURCE UTILIZATIONS; MARS EXPLORATION; METHANOL FORMATIONS; NEW APPROACHES; POWER REQUIREMENT; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; REVERSE WATER GAS SHIFT;

WATER GAS SHIFT;

EID: 84983097818     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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