Use of extraterrestrial resources for human space missions to moon or mars

Use of Extraterrestrial Resources for Human Space Missions to Moon or Mars

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-185

  Rapp, Donald ^a  

^a South Pasadena   (United States)

Author keywords

Compressing and purifying CO2; In situ Resource Utilization ISRU; ISRU; NASA human mission; Near surface H2O; Reverse Water Gas Shift Reaction (RWGS); Sabatier process; Solid oxide electrolysis

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SHIFT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTROLYSIS; HYDROGEN; LUNAR MISSIONS; LUNAR SURFACE ANALYSIS; NASA; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; REVIEWS; SURFACE WATERS;

COMPRESSING AND PURIFYING CO2; HUMAN MISSION; IN-SITU RESOURCE UTILIZATIONS; ISRU; NEAR SURFACES; REVERSE WATER-GAS SHIFT REACTION; SOLID OXIDE;

WATER GAS SHIFT;

EID: 85030984085     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-32762-9     Document Type: Book

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