Over the last two decades a wealth of new observations of the moon have demonstrated a lunar water system dramatically more complex and rich than was deduced following the Apollo era. Lunar water, and other volatiles, have the potential to be a valuable or enabling resource for future exploration. The NASA Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD) have selected a lunar volatiles prospecting mission for a concept study and potential flight in CY2021. The mission includes a rover-borne payload that (1) can locate surface and near-subsurface volatiles, (2) excavate and analyze samples of the volatile-bearing regolith, and (3) demonstrate the form, extractability and usefulness of the materials.


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    Titel :

    Resource Prospector: An Update on the Lunar Volatiles Prospecting and ISRU Demonstration Mission


    Beteiligte:
    Colaprete, A. (Autor:in) / Elphic, R. (Autor:in) / Andrews, D. (Autor:in) / Trimble, J. (Autor:in) / Bluethmann, B. (Autor:in) / Quinn, J. (Autor:in) / Chavers, G. (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    SSERVII Workshop on the Moon Meeting ; 2016 ; Laurel, MD, United States


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    15.11.2016


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch