Space Resource Utilization (ISRU)

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

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Space Resource Utilization (ISRU)

In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) technologies aim to harvest resources in space to support off-earth economies. Near-term focus includes extracting water ice from the lunar south pole for propellant, while longer-term goals involve mining asteroids for platinum group metals and nickel-iron for orbital manufacturing.

TRL

3/9Conceptual

Impact

5/5

Investment

5/5

Category

Applications

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Substrate

In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU)

Extracting and processing local materials on the Moon and Mars.

Continuum

In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU)

Extracting water, oxygen, and materials from extraterrestrial bodies.

Apogee

In-Space Resource Utilization (ISRU)

Extracting and processing resources from the Moon and asteroids.

Horizons

In-Situ Resource Utilization

Extracting and using resources from celestial bodies.

Connections

Hardware

In-Situ Recovery Injection Systems

Subsurface extraction via solution injection, eliminating open pits and waste rock.

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