In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU)

Extracting water, oxygen, and materials from extraterrestrial bodies.
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In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU)

Technologies for processing lunar regolith, Martian soil, and asteroid material into propellants, construction materials, and life support consumables. ISRU makes permanent off-world settlements economically viable, creating backup locations for humanity and reducing existential risk from single-planet dependence.

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Substrate
Substrate
In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU)

Extracting and processing local materials on the Moon and Mars.

Horizons
Horizons
In-Situ Resource Utilization

Extracting and using resources from celestial bodies.

Stratum
Stratum
Space Resource Utilization (ISRU)

Extracting water, oxygen, and metals from lunar and asteroid regolith.

Apogee
Apogee
In-Space Resource Utilization (ISRU)

Extracting and processing resources from the Moon and asteroids.

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