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1 online resource |
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Intro; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; Properties of Planetary Regolith; 1 A Survey of Pluto's Surface Composition; References; 2 Physical Properties of Icy Materials; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Presence of Ice in Lunar Regolith; 2.2.1 Testing of Icy Lunar Simulants; 2.3 Lunar Highland Simulant Series NU-LHT; 2.3.1 Physical Properties; 2.3.2 Drilling in Icy NU-LHT-2M; 2.3.3 Penetration Resistance; 2.3.4 Compressive Strength; 2.4 Evidence of Cementation on the Martian Surface; 2.4.1 Composition and Properties of Duricrusts |
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2.5 Cementation and Duricrust Formation in a Simulated Martian Environment2.5.1 Properties of the Component Materials; 2.5.2 Effects of Cementation on Sampling Instruments; 2.6 Conclusions; References; Resource, Mining, and Subsurface Access; 3 Atmospheric Mining in the Outer Solar System: Resource Capturing, Storage, and Utilization; 3.1 Atmospheric Mining in the Outer Solar System; 3.2 Resource Capturing Studies; 3.3 Fueling and Refueling Options; 3.4 Supporting Analyses and Observations; 3.5 Concluding Remarks; Appendix: Issues for Cryogenic Operations; References |
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4 Project VALKYRIE: Laser-Powered Cryobots and Other Methods for Penetrating Deep Ice on Ocean Worlds4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Getting Through Ice; 4.2.1 Mechanical Drilling; 4.2.2 Hot Water Drills; 4.2.3 Thermal Probes; 4.3 The Physics of Melting Ice; 4.3.1 The Aamot Equation; 4.3.2 Results of Simulations; 4.4 Power Sources; 4.4.1 Background; 4.4.1.1 Nuclear RPS Power Source; 4.4.1.2 Sr90 Fuel; 4.4.1.3 Power Conversion; 4.4.1.4 Potential Issues; 4.4.2 Nuclear Fission Power Source: Europa Cryo Reactor; 4.4.3 Integration; 4.4.4 Radiation Effects; 4.4.5 Power System/Heat Dissipation |
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4.4.6 End of Life and Estimated Cost4.4.7 Timeline; 4.5 Project VALKYRIE [Very-Deep Autonomous Laser-Powered Kilowatt-Class Yo-Yoing Robotic Ice Explorer]; 4.5.1 Origin of Concept; 4.5.2 High Power Laser Transmission Test Over Long-Distance Fiber Optics; 4.5.3 Bending Power Loss Tests; 4.5.4 Fiber Strength; 4.5.5 Descent Rate Estimates with Fiber Bend Loss for VALKYRIE; 4.5.6 Wavelength, Cost, Power, and Performance Issues for VALKYRIE; 4.5.7 Lab Testing of a Full-Scale Fiber Spooler; 4.5.8 Beam Dump and Heat Exchanger; 4.5.9 Vehicle High Power Optics; 4.5.10 Onboard Power Generation |
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4.5.11 Onboard Electronics and Control Software4.5.11.1 Vehicle Software Architecture; 4.5.12 CCHWD Subsystems; 4.5.13 Field Deployment Results; 4.5.14 Lessons Learned from VALKYRIE; 4.6 Spindle; 4.6.1 Design of a 2-Stage Cryobot; 4.6.2 Breakthroughs in High Voltage Transmission; 4.6.3 Power, Communications, and Strength Spoolers; 4.6.4 Direct High Voltage Water Heating; 4.7 Direct Laser Penetrator (DLP); 4.7.1 Initial Laboratory DLP Tests; 4.7.2 Implications for Ocean World Missions; 4.8 Obstacle Avoidance; 4.8.1 SAR Antenna Design; 4.8.2 IceSAR Back End Design; 4.8.3 Endfire SAR Resolution |
| Summary |
The Earth has limited resources while the resources in space are virtually unlimited. Further development of humanity will require going beyond our planet and exploring of extraterrestrial bodies and their resources. This book investigates Outer Solar Systems and their prospective energy and material resources. It presents past missions and future technologies and solutions to old problems that could become reality in our life time. The book therefore is a great resource of condensed information for specialists interested in current and impending Outer Solar Systems related activities and a good starting point for space researchers, inventors, technologists and potential investors |
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Includes index |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 3, 2018) |
| Subject |
Space industrialization.
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Astronautics.
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Solar system: the Sun & planets.
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Aerospace & aviation technology.
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Astronomy, space & time.
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Power generation & distribution.
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Energy technology & engineering.
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SCIENCE -- Astronomy.
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Exploration of outer space
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Space industrialization
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| SUBJECT |
Outer space -- Exploration.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85096159
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| Subject |
Outer space
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| Genre/Form |
Observations
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Badescu, Viorel, editor.
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Zacny, Kris, editor.
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| ISBN |
9783319738451 |
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3319738453 |
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9783319738468 |
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3319738461 |
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9783030088682 |
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3030088685 |
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