Difference between revisions of "Mining the Martian Surface for in Situ Resources"
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Vital resources to construct habitats and sustain life on Mars are required in order for humans to visit and maintain on the "Red Planet". The current state of technology requires that all resources for survival on Mars must be brought with astronauts or sent from Earth prior to their arrival. There are limitations in the cost of sending cargo and mass-launch capabilities of current propulsion. One way to solve this discrepancy is to send and technology and machinery to Mars prior to human arrival with the intent that it will be able to gather the vital resources in situ. This roadmap focuses on the autonomous mining and excavating technologies required to accrue water on Mars. | Vital resources to construct habitats and sustain life on Mars are required in order for humans to visit and maintain on the "Red Planet". The current state of technology requires that all resources for survival on Mars must be brought with astronauts or sent from Earth prior to their arrival. There are limitations in the cost of sending cargo and mass-launch capabilities of current propulsion. One way to solve this discrepancy is to send and technology and machinery to Mars prior to human arrival with the intent that it will be able to gather the vital resources in situ. This roadmap focuses on the autonomous mining and excavating technologies required to accrue water on Mars. | ||
The Mars water extraction technology would fall under the matter transporting category of the functional taxonomy. We model our extraction technology on the extraction architecture deemed the most successful by Honey Bee Robotics’ most recent experiments on Planetary Volatile Extraction (PVEx). The extraction technology they deemed the most efficient approach in terms of both water extraction and energy consumption is referred to as the “corer” and takes the form of a dual wall coring auger. (Roadmap Overview Section) | |||
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Technology Roadmap Sections & Deliverables
The technology roadmap identifier:
- XXXMIM - Mars In Situ Mining
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Roadmap Overview
Vital resources to construct habitats and sustain life on Mars are required in order for humans to visit and maintain on the "Red Planet". The current state of technology requires that all resources for survival on Mars must be brought with astronauts or sent from Earth prior to their arrival. There are limitations in the cost of sending cargo and mass-launch capabilities of current propulsion. One way to solve this discrepancy is to send and technology and machinery to Mars prior to human arrival with the intent that it will be able to gather the vital resources in situ. This roadmap focuses on the autonomous mining and excavating technologies required to accrue water on Mars.
The Mars water extraction technology would fall under the matter transporting category of the functional taxonomy. We model our extraction technology on the extraction architecture deemed the most successful by Honey Bee Robotics’ most recent experiments on Planetary Volatile Extraction (PVEx). The extraction technology they deemed the most efficient approach in terms of both water extraction and energy consumption is referred to as the “corer” and takes the form of a dual wall coring auger. (Roadmap Overview Section)
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