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Production and use of metals and oxygen for lunar propulsionProduction, power, and propulsion technologies for using oxygen and metals derived from lunar resources are discussed. The production process is described, and several of the more developed processes are discussed. Power requirements for chemical, thermal, and electrical production methods are compared. The discussion includes potential impact of ongoing power technology programs on lunar production requirements. The performance potential of several possible metal fuels including aluminum, silicon, iron, and titanium are compared. Space propulsion technology in the area of metal/oxygen rocket engines is discussed.
Hepp, Aloysius F. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States) Linne, Diane L. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States) Groth, Mary F. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States) Landis, Geoffrey A. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland; Sverdrup Technology, Inc., Brook Park, OH, United States) Colvin, James E. (Arizona, University Tucson, United States)
August 14, 2013
September 1, 1991
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