This report describes the processing of plutonium at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), and operation illustrating concepts that may be applicable to the processing of lunar materials. The toxic nature of plutonium requires a highly closed system for processing lunar surface materials
Hawke et al. (1990) suggest that ilmenite found in Apollo 17-type pyroclastic glass may provide feed...
Attention is given to lunar core studies, surface soil studies, and surfaces process studies. Also c...
In this paper, several techniques considered for mining and processing the regolith on the lunar sur...
A review of options for processing extraterrestrial materials was dominated by industrial materials ...
Since March 1, 1989, attention was concentrated on the extraction of ilmenite from extraterrestrial ...
Because it is energetically easier to get material from the Moon to Earth orbit than from the Earth ...
The most abundant element in lunar rocks and soils is oxygen which makes up approximately 45 percent...
Production, power, and propulsion technologies for using oxygen and metals derived from lunar resour...
The first year results of a multi-year study of processing extraterrestrial materials for use in spa...
This paper describes the use of the molten oxide electrolysis (MOE) process for the extraction of ox...
During the pre-conceptual design phase of an initial lunar oxygen processing facility, it is essenti...
Extraterrestrial materials, processes, and products were identified which are associated with the pr...
Natural concentrations of industrially valuable minerals are far less likely to be found on the Moon...
One of the great goals of manned space flight is the colonization of the moon. It can serve as a roc...
Two main efforts in support of the general goals of SERC/culpr are presented. Investigations of proc...
Hawke et al. (1990) suggest that ilmenite found in Apollo 17-type pyroclastic glass may provide feed...
Attention is given to lunar core studies, surface soil studies, and surfaces process studies. Also c...
In this paper, several techniques considered for mining and processing the regolith on the lunar sur...
A review of options for processing extraterrestrial materials was dominated by industrial materials ...
Since March 1, 1989, attention was concentrated on the extraction of ilmenite from extraterrestrial ...
Because it is energetically easier to get material from the Moon to Earth orbit than from the Earth ...
The most abundant element in lunar rocks and soils is oxygen which makes up approximately 45 percent...
Production, power, and propulsion technologies for using oxygen and metals derived from lunar resour...
The first year results of a multi-year study of processing extraterrestrial materials for use in spa...
This paper describes the use of the molten oxide electrolysis (MOE) process for the extraction of ox...
During the pre-conceptual design phase of an initial lunar oxygen processing facility, it is essenti...
Extraterrestrial materials, processes, and products were identified which are associated with the pr...
Natural concentrations of industrially valuable minerals are far less likely to be found on the Moon...
One of the great goals of manned space flight is the colonization of the moon. It can serve as a roc...
Two main efforts in support of the general goals of SERC/culpr are presented. Investigations of proc...
Hawke et al. (1990) suggest that ilmenite found in Apollo 17-type pyroclastic glass may provide feed...
Attention is given to lunar core studies, surface soil studies, and surfaces process studies. Also c...
In this paper, several techniques considered for mining and processing the regolith on the lunar sur...