#InSituResourceUtilization
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#ISRU #InSituResourceUtilization #Moon #TowardComfortableAndFashionableRegolithWear
Chinese researchers have turned lunar soil into ultra-thin, hair-like fibers that could one day help build Moon bases. Samples are now being tested on China’s space station to see if they can survive the harsh conditions of space...🧵
June 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
#China researchers proposed (2015) the extraterrestrial artificial photosynthesis for #InSituResourceUtilization. This new tech is high-efficiency CO2 conversion & oxygen regeneration: products can be obtained by altering the catalyst of the CO2 reduction reaction (methane, ethylene, methionine)🧪
February 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
La poussière lunaire pourrait devenir une ressource clé pour construire directement sur la Lune et transformer les contraintes du régolithe en matériaux d’infrastructure pour les futures bases humaines issues.fr/la-poussiere...
#Moon #LunarBase #Regolith #InSituResourceUtilization #NASA #ESA
La poussière lunaire pourrait cesser d’être une nuisance et commencer à remodeler la façon dont les humains peuvent construire au-delà de la Terre
Alors que les agences spatiales et les entreprises privées envisagent une présence humaine durable sur la Lune, un défi fondamental consiste à construire une
issues.fr
April 26, 2026 at 9:21 AM
The target of this reconnaissance mission is 2022 OB5, an 8-meter (25') diameter asteroid whose orbit has only been observed over an arc of 9 days. One might be forgiven for wondering if they can find it. #PlanetaryDefense #Asteroids #InSituResourceUtilization #PlanetaryScience #CommercialSpace
AstroForge selects target for “high risk, seat of the pants” asteroid mission
The primary goal is to make sure Odin turns on.
arstechnica.com
January 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Protein from blood plasma and urea from urine and sweat produced by astronauts mixed with Mars soil makes ultra-hard concrete.

#Mars #InSituResourceUtilization #ISRU
November 23, 2024 at 6:11 AM
...#ISRU #InSituResourceUtilization #LunarExploration #SpaceResources
January 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM