Use of Extraterrestrial Resources for Human Space Missions to Moon or Mars (Astronautical Engineering)

Examines the costs of implementing in situ resource utilization on the Moon and Mars Provides a complete review of the field of extraterrestrial resources with independent analyses that are not part of the NASA party line Includes three approaches for Mars ISRU based on processing only the atmosphere: solid oxide electrolysis, reverse water gas shift reaction, and absorbing water