Objectives of use of indigenous resources for manned extraterrestrial bases.

Expert InsightsPublished 1962

A discussion of the possibilities of achieving logistic independence of manned extraterrestrial bases. Intially, transportation of water rather than cryogenic fuels to these bases would save spaceship volume but would require dissociation and liquefaction equipment at the destination. The extraction of water of crystallization from hydrated rocks would then permit local production of fuel, production of food by use of hydroponic gardens, and conversion of carbon dioxide to oxygen by photosynthesis.

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Objectives of use of indigenous resources for manned extraterrestrial bases. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1962. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P2604.html.
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