Questions tagged [in-situ]
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Pyrolysis of regolith can produce hydrogen and oxygen. Is this a viable alternative to water hydrolysis for production of lunar H2/O2 propellant?
With the currently proposed lunar polar landings, there has been speculation about electrolysis of water for the production of hydrogen and oxygen for propellant. Electrolysis requires generous ...
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What is the optimum lunar latitude for a solar farm and hydrolysis plant?
What is the optimum lunar latitude for a solar farm and hydrolysis plant?
Water is hypothesized to be present at the lunar poles. There have been proposals to hydrolyzed it into propellant. Large ...
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Have tensegrity truss structures been proposed or deployed for space exploration, other than the Super Ball Bot?
Truss structures are used in space exploration for forming structures which are too large to be launched as deployed. For instance, this is a magnetometer boom undergoing test deployment
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Can any electric rockets utilize in-situ asteroid materials as reaction mass?
Asteroids have materials of high value with potential for commercial mining but the rocketry required to support it appears to be one of the biggest challenges, with high costs. In mass terms the ...
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