In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU)

Extracting and processing local materials on the Moon and Mars.

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In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU)

ISRU focuses on harvesting local resources—such as water ice for fuel or regolith for construction materials—rather than transporting everything from Earth. This is the foundational technology for sustainable lunar bases and deep space exploration, turning celestial bodies into logistical supply nodes.

TRL

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Impact

5/5

Investment

4/5

Category

Hardware

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Stratum

Space Resource Utilization (ISRU)

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

Horizons

In-Situ Resource Utilization

Extracting and using resources from celestial bodies.

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.

Connections

Hardware

Asteroid Mining & Resource Extraction

Robotic prospecting and processing of water, metals, and rare elements from asteroids.

Hardware

Autonomous Regolith Construction

Robotic 3D-printing of habitats and infrastructure using local soil.

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