TY - GEN
T1 - Lunar resource utilization for the support and evolution of a cislunar station
AU - Gullotta, William
AU - Coelho, Antonio
AU - Barsoum, Christopher
AU - Beauregard, Laurent
AU - Di Caro, Andrea
AU - Elliott, Ryan
AU - Fioravanti, Valeria
AU - Gasparrini, Marco
AU - Hervieu, Calum
AU - Hook, Sam
AU - Kerkar, Silvy
AU - McSweeney, Adam
AU - Menini, Stefano Umberto
AU - Lalwani, Nitin Ramchand
AU - Razzaghi, Kaveh
AU - Ross, Anna
AU - Savioli, Livia
AU - Torn, Benjamin
AU - Torresan, Stefano
AU - Turton, James
AU - Yu, Xinzhan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF). All rights reserved.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - An analysis of the availability and accessibility of lunar resources, and trade-off studies into the architecture required to maximize their utilization was performed. Methods of resource extraction and their required surface building blocks are detailed, comprising autonomous systems and a human-tended lunar outpost. Finally, a systems level design has been developed to incorporate on surface storage and transfer methods to a cislunar station to provide a continuous supply of resources. The successful implementation of the methods presented could pave the way for a station that is fully independent of Earth resupplies, opening opportunities for humans to explore the solar system, beyond our nearest neighbor.
AB - An analysis of the availability and accessibility of lunar resources, and trade-off studies into the architecture required to maximize their utilization was performed. Methods of resource extraction and their required surface building blocks are detailed, comprising autonomous systems and a human-tended lunar outpost. Finally, a systems level design has been developed to incorporate on surface storage and transfer methods to a cislunar station to provide a continuous supply of resources. The successful implementation of the methods presented could pave the way for a station that is fully independent of Earth resupplies, opening opportunities for humans to explore the solar system, beyond our nearest neighbor.
KW - Deep space gateway
KW - Human and robotic exploration
KW - In situ resource utilization (ISRU)
KW - Lunar surface exploration
KW - Moon
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85051459491
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85051459491
SN - 9781510855373
T3 - Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
SP - 2682
EP - 2696
BT - 68th International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2017
PB - International Astronautical Federation, IAF
T2 - 68th International Astronautical Congress: Unlocking Imagination, Fostering Innovation and Strengthening Security, IAC 2017
Y2 - 25 September 2017 through 29 September 2017
ER -