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January 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Dr. RC Parkinson's Space Tug, built on an open frame with RCS thrusters at the extremities to maximize torque, and an engine fuelled by lunar ISRU propellants.
#space #art by William Black.
www.deviantart.com/william-blac...
#space #art by William Black.
www.deviantart.com/william-blac...
August 3, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Dr. RC Parkinson's Space Tug, built on an open frame with RCS thrusters at the extremities to maximize torque, and an engine fuelled by lunar ISRU propellants.
#space #art by William Black.
www.deviantart.com/william-blac...
#space #art by William Black.
www.deviantart.com/william-blac...
China has a planetary exploration roadmap focused on extraterrestrial life:
2028: Tianwen-3 Mars sample return
2029: Tianwen-4 to Jupiter and Callisto
2033: Venus atmospheric sample return
2038: Mars Research Station for ISRU
2039: Probe to Neptune and Triton
(DSEL/CNSA)
2028: Tianwen-3 Mars sample return
2029: Tianwen-4 to Jupiter and Callisto
2033: Venus atmospheric sample return
2038: Mars Research Station for ISRU
2039: Probe to Neptune and Triton
(DSEL/CNSA)
March 26, 2025 at 6:10 AM
China has a planetary exploration roadmap focused on extraterrestrial life:
2028: Tianwen-3 Mars sample return
2029: Tianwen-4 to Jupiter and Callisto
2033: Venus atmospheric sample return
2038: Mars Research Station for ISRU
2039: Probe to Neptune and Triton
(DSEL/CNSA)
2028: Tianwen-3 Mars sample return
2029: Tianwen-4 to Jupiter and Callisto
2033: Venus atmospheric sample return
2038: Mars Research Station for ISRU
2039: Probe to Neptune and Triton
(DSEL/CNSA)
A Starship on Mars needs to refuel itself with 6 tons a day of propellant to depart 1 year after landing.
But, the 180-247 ton mass of ISRU and power equipment needed would exceed its payload capacity:
hal.science/hal-04402950...
Assumption is ~26 W/kg for both ISRU and power.
But, the 180-247 ton mass of ISRU and power equipment needed would exceed its payload capacity:
hal.science/hal-04402950...
Assumption is ~26 W/kg for both ISRU and power.
July 1, 2026 at 3:05 AM
A Starship on Mars needs to refuel itself with 6 tons a day of propellant to depart 1 year after landing.
But, the 180-247 ton mass of ISRU and power equipment needed would exceed its payload capacity:
hal.science/hal-04402950...
Assumption is ~26 W/kg for both ISRU and power.
But, the 180-247 ton mass of ISRU and power equipment needed would exceed its payload capacity:
hal.science/hal-04402950...
Assumption is ~26 W/kg for both ISRU and power.
"Anzovin will return in the sequel... Isru Chag"
(a very happy sukkkos and simchas torah to you - may the torah force be with you!:
(a very happy sukkkos and simchas torah to you - may the torah force be with you!:
September 25, 2026 at 11:25 AM
"Anzovin will return in the sequel... Isru Chag"
(a very happy sukkkos and simchas torah to you - may the torah force be with you!:
(a very happy sukkkos and simchas torah to you - may the torah force be with you!:
Isru Chag: that day when no matter what I wear, I'm sure I'm the only person doing so and I look like a clown
April 10, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Isru Chag: that day when no matter what I wear, I'm sure I'm the only person doing so and I look like a clown
The only supermarket in this town with a kosher aisle is closed for Isru Choge Nitl? Oof this messes with my meal plans
December 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The only supermarket in this town with a kosher aisle is closed for Isru Choge Nitl? Oof this messes with my meal plans
The great thing about living in an inhospitable environment where ISRU doesn't work well yet is how much leverage you have! This has been thoroughly explored in fiction!
June 19, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The great thing about living in an inhospitable environment where ISRU doesn't work well yet is how much leverage you have! This has been thoroughly explored in fiction!
NASA Lewis Research Center depiction of a well-developed lunar base. There's habitats buried in regolith, a propellant tank farm filled with ISRU LOx, a field of solar panels and a radio telescope dish in the background.
archive.org/details/C-19...
archive.org/details/C-19...
July 29, 2026 at 12:49 AM
NASA Lewis Research Center depiction of a well-developed lunar base. There's habitats buried in regolith, a propellant tank farm filled with ISRU LOx, a field of solar panels and a radio telescope dish in the background.
archive.org/details/C-19...
archive.org/details/C-19...
ISRU: In-Situ Resource Utilization - From Regolith to Rocket Fuel
youtu.be/w2hDRnXGUdI
In-situ resource utilization (ISRU) is the key to building lasting colonies in space—by turning local materials into shelter, fuel, and even food. Can we thrive beyond Earth by living off the land on other worlds?
youtu.be/w2hDRnXGUdI
In-situ resource utilization (ISRU) is the key to building lasting colonies in space—by turning local materials into shelter, fuel, and even food. Can we thrive beyond Earth by living off the land on other worlds?
ISRU: In-Situ Resource Utilization - From Regolith to Rocket Fuel
YouTube video by Isaac Arthur
youtu.be
June 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
ISRU: In-Situ Resource Utilization - From Regolith to Rocket Fuel
youtu.be/w2hDRnXGUdI
In-situ resource utilization (ISRU) is the key to building lasting colonies in space—by turning local materials into shelter, fuel, and even food. Can we thrive beyond Earth by living off the land on other worlds?
youtu.be/w2hDRnXGUdI
In-situ resource utilization (ISRU) is the key to building lasting colonies in space—by turning local materials into shelter, fuel, and even food. Can we thrive beyond Earth by living off the land on other worlds?
Our research group contributing to do new steps on
#AsteroidMining #ISRU in undifferentiated #asteroids
#PlanetarySciences #Chondrites #Meteoritica
#AsteroidMining #ISRU in undifferentiated #asteroids
#PlanetarySciences #Chondrites #Meteoritica
Published in #MNRAS: "Assessing the metal and rare earth element mining potential of undifferentiated asteroids through the study of carbonaceous chondrites", Trigo-Rodríguez et al. This is Fig. 1: read the paper at academic.oup.com/mnras/articl... @royalastrosoc.bsky.social @academic.oup.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Our research group contributing to do new steps on
#AsteroidMining #ISRU in undifferentiated #asteroids
#PlanetarySciences #Chondrites #Meteoritica
#AsteroidMining #ISRU in undifferentiated #asteroids
#PlanetarySciences #Chondrites #Meteoritica
A fully detailed mission for Titan Sample Return with ISRU:
ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20...
CH4 can be gathered directly from the environment, LOx made from ice.
17 year mission, 3.4 t thrown by Falcon Heavy + Star 48, uses 1 kWe radioisotope generator to refuel, returns 3kg of samples.
ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20...
CH4 can be gathered directly from the environment, LOx made from ice.
17 year mission, 3.4 t thrown by Falcon Heavy + Star 48, uses 1 kWe radioisotope generator to refuel, returns 3kg of samples.
April 12, 2026 at 1:56 PM
A fully detailed mission for Titan Sample Return with ISRU:
ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20...
CH4 can be gathered directly from the environment, LOx made from ice.
17 year mission, 3.4 t thrown by Falcon Heavy + Star 48, uses 1 kWe radioisotope generator to refuel, returns 3kg of samples.
ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20...
CH4 can be gathered directly from the environment, LOx made from ice.
17 year mission, 3.4 t thrown by Falcon Heavy + Star 48, uses 1 kWe radioisotope generator to refuel, returns 3kg of samples.
Shitbox ownership is all about good ISRU skills~
June 1, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Shitbox ownership is all about good ISRU skills~
📣⚠️ New article on Planetary Pedology !
We examine existing soil taxonomies and 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 to support moon #soil mapping. 🚀🌕
📖 read more 👇
doi.org/10.1016/j.pe...
#LunarGeology #Astropedology #Moon #ISRU #Regolith
#Pedology #Mapping
We examine existing soil taxonomies and 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 to support moon #soil mapping. 🚀🌕
📖 read more 👇
doi.org/10.1016/j.pe...
#LunarGeology #Astropedology #Moon #ISRU #Regolith
#Pedology #Mapping
March 28, 2025 at 7:08 AM
📣⚠️ New article on Planetary Pedology !
We examine existing soil taxonomies and 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 to support moon #soil mapping. 🚀🌕
📖 read more 👇
doi.org/10.1016/j.pe...
#LunarGeology #Astropedology #Moon #ISRU #Regolith
#Pedology #Mapping
We examine existing soil taxonomies and 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 to support moon #soil mapping. 🚀🌕
📖 read more 👇
doi.org/10.1016/j.pe...
#LunarGeology #Astropedology #Moon #ISRU #Regolith
#Pedology #Mapping
A regolith-derived heatshield for Mars return:
www.nasa.gov/wp-content/u...
ISRU-derived silicates would manufacture a heathshield by sintering or silicone binding on Phobos, attach it by solar-electric tug to the return craft, then use it to survive an 11 km/s entry.
www.nasa.gov/wp-content/u...
ISRU-derived silicates would manufacture a heathshield by sintering or silicone binding on Phobos, attach it by solar-electric tug to the return craft, then use it to survive an 11 km/s entry.
July 29, 2026 at 12:17 AM
A regolith-derived heatshield for Mars return:
www.nasa.gov/wp-content/u...
ISRU-derived silicates would manufacture a heathshield by sintering or silicone binding on Phobos, attach it by solar-electric tug to the return craft, then use it to survive an 11 km/s entry.
www.nasa.gov/wp-content/u...
ISRU-derived silicates would manufacture a heathshield by sintering or silicone binding on Phobos, attach it by solar-electric tug to the return craft, then use it to survive an 11 km/s entry.
Sample return from Titan using ISRU:
ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20...
A 1 kW power supply would create 3.5 tons of methane and oxygen over 1.5 years, for 7.9 km/s of deltaV aboard a 1 ton vehicle... just enough to return a 60 kg capsule to Earth.
ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20...
A 1 kW power supply would create 3.5 tons of methane and oxygen over 1.5 years, for 7.9 km/s of deltaV aboard a 1 ton vehicle... just enough to return a 60 kg capsule to Earth.
March 31, 2024 at 11:39 AM
Sample return from Titan using ISRU:
ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20...
A 1 kW power supply would create 3.5 tons of methane and oxygen over 1.5 years, for 7.9 km/s of deltaV aboard a 1 ton vehicle... just enough to return a 60 kg capsule to Earth.
ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20...
A 1 kW power supply would create 3.5 tons of methane and oxygen over 1.5 years, for 7.9 km/s of deltaV aboard a 1 ton vehicle... just enough to return a 60 kg capsule to Earth.
191. Sintering lunar regolith - a technology needed for In Situ Resource Utilisation ISRU). (Just incidentally, I find the word 'sintering' to be very pleasing).
🧪 🔭 #PlanetSci #TabClosed2026
🧪 🔭 #PlanetSci #TabClosed2026
Sintering of Lunar regolith: A review
The prospect of sustainable Lunar construction has received significant attention in recent years, driven by ambitions for Moon exploration and coloni…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:10 AM
191. Sintering lunar regolith - a technology needed for In Situ Resource Utilisation ISRU). (Just incidentally, I find the word 'sintering' to be very pleasing).
🧪 🔭 #PlanetSci #TabClosed2026
🧪 🔭 #PlanetSci #TabClosed2026
Dropping some hashtags to see what the networks for them look like. #space #isru #cannabis #cdnpoli
September 19, 2023 at 6:16 PM
Dropping some hashtags to see what the networks for them look like. #space #isru #cannabis #cdnpoli
Abdulla Hil Kafi, Tomoki Koshi, Jorge Casir, Kenji Nagaoka
Designing an Efficient Excavator Bucket for Lunar ISRU: A Comparative Study with Vision-Based Fill and Displacement Analysis
https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.25724
Designing an Efficient Excavator Bucket for Lunar ISRU: A Comparative Study with Vision-Based Fill and Displacement Analysis
https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.25724
September 25, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Abdulla Hil Kafi, Tomoki Koshi, Jorge Casir, Kenji Nagaoka
Designing an Efficient Excavator Bucket for Lunar ISRU: A Comparative Study with Vision-Based Fill and Displacement Analysis
https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.25724
Designing an Efficient Excavator Bucket for Lunar ISRU: A Comparative Study with Vision-Based Fill and Displacement Analysis
https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.25724
Conferència:"Estudiant meteorits lunars i marcians per trobar recursos in situ (ISRU). Aplicacions a futures missions a la Lluna, Mart i els asteroides" per l'astrofísic
@joseptrigo.bsky.social @ice-csic.bsky.social @ieec.cat
➡️La Massana, Andorra
🗓️divendres, 5 jun, 19h
www.agenda.ad/activitat/la...
@joseptrigo.bsky.social @ice-csic.bsky.social @ieec.cat
➡️La Massana, Andorra
🗓️divendres, 5 jun, 19h
www.agenda.ad/activitat/la...
Conferències - Conferència Estudiant meteorits lunars i marcians per trobar recursos in situ (ISRU). Aplicacions a futures missions a la Lluna, Mart i els asteroides - Agenda.ad
Agenda cultural del Principat d'Andorra.
www.agenda.ad
May 22, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Conferència:"Estudiant meteorits lunars i marcians per trobar recursos in situ (ISRU). Aplicacions a futures missions a la Lluna, Mart i els asteroides" per l'astrofísic
@joseptrigo.bsky.social @ice-csic.bsky.social @ieec.cat
➡️La Massana, Andorra
🗓️divendres, 5 jun, 19h
www.agenda.ad/activitat/la...
@joseptrigo.bsky.social @ice-csic.bsky.social @ieec.cat
➡️La Massana, Andorra
🗓️divendres, 5 jun, 19h
www.agenda.ad/activitat/la...
We will probably start to industrialize space in that time-frame, IF you stretch the definition to limited ISRU executed by modules the size of a refrigerator up to a minivan in a handful of labs controlled by NASA, JAXA, or the USSF.
When I have interacted with "we will industrialize space within 10 years!" boosters, let's just say answers to my slightly technical questions have not changed my mind.
Most often, "our firm has top rocket scientists -- top -- and I'm sure they've thought about that"
Most often, "our firm has top rocket scientists -- top -- and I'm sure they've thought about that"
August 17, 2026 at 4:56 PM
We will probably start to industrialize space in that time-frame, IF you stretch the definition to limited ISRU executed by modules the size of a refrigerator up to a minivan in a handful of labs controlled by NASA, JAXA, or the USSF.