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E-Beam and Solar Thermal Driven Oxygen and Metal Production from Lunar Regolith

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: NASA envisions commercial operations will start with production of tens of metric tons of oxygen per year but will evolve into hundreds to thousands of metric tons of a variety of commodities including oxygen, water, propellants, construction, and manufacturing feedstock. NASA also envisions that commercial lunar mining and processing systems will adhere to the principles of ethical and responsible use of space, especially those identified in Moon to Mars Objectives and Artemis, Ethics and Society: Synthesis from a Workshop publications. NASA published in 2021 a system concept that illustrates the separation of oxygen and metals from lunar regolith by combining an electron beam (E-beam) with concentrated sunlight.

Source: Journal of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics

DOI: 10.36959/422/469

Authors: Moses Robert W., Choi Sang H., Park Cheol, Fay Catharine C.

Institutions: Langley Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Language: English

Topic: Planetary Science and Exploration

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4407909948

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