In 2019 NASA announced it would return to the Moon where it would seek to establish a sustainable lunar presence. In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) is a critical part of the infrastructure needed to sustain and grow human surface exploration. NASA further codified its ISRU intentions with the release of the Moon to Mars objectives in 2022, which calls out specific infrastructure goals, and in the release of the Architecture Definition Document in 2023. While there are a variety of resources that are of interest, including oxygen from regolith minerals, water is a game changing resource for in-situ consumable and propellant production. NASA’s intention of targeting of the lunar polar region for Artemis is, in part due to the potential of water resources there.


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    Title :

    Lunar Surface Missions for Resource Reconnaissance: NASA's PRIME-1 and VIPER


    Contributors:
    J. Kleinhenz (author) / J. W. Quinn (author) / A. Colaprete (author) / J. E. Captain (author) / K. Ennico-Smith (author) / D. S. S. Lim (author) / R. Aguilar-Ayala (author) / M. L. Hancock (author) / K. A. Zacny (author) / P. C. Chu (author)

    Publication date :

    2024


    Size :

    18 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English