Workshop on Using in Situ Resources for Construction of Planetary Outposts

S Bricks and Ceramics C. C. Allen ................................................................................................................................ 1 In Situ Resources for Lunar Base Applications H. Benaroya .............................................................................................................................. 2 Near-Earth Asteroid Prospector and the Commercial Development of Space Resources J. Benson ................................................................................................................................... 2 Construction of Planetary Habitation Tunnels Using a Rockmelt-Kerfing Tunnel-Boring Machine Powered by a Bimodal Heat Pipe Reactor J. D. Blacic, M. G. Houts, and T. M. Blacic ............................................................................. 2 Obtaining and Utilizing Extraterrestrial Water D. Buehler ................................................................................................................................. 3 Ballistic Transport of Lunar Construction Materials J. D. Burke ................................................................................................................................ 4 Martian (and Cold Region Lunar) Soil Mechanics Considerations K. M. Chua and S. W. Johnson ................................................................................................. 4 Human Exploration of Mars: The Reference Mission of the NASA Mars Exploration Study Team J. Connolly ................................................................................................................................ 5 Habitat Construction Requirements M. E. Criswell ........................................................................................................................... 5 Semiconductors: In Situ Processing of Photovoltaic Devices P. A. Curreri ............................................................................................................................. 6 Opportunities for ISRU Applications in the Mars Reference Mission M. B. Duke ................................................................................................................................ 7 Materials Transportation H. A. Franklin ........................................................................................................................... 7 Requirements for Planetary Outpost Life-Support Systems and the Possible Use of In Situ Resources J. E. Gruener and D. W. Ming .................................................................................................. 7 Fission Power Systems for Surface Outposts M. G. Houts, D. I. Poston, and M. V. Berte .............................................................................. 8 Cast Basalt, Mineral Wool, and Oxygen Production: Early Industries for Planetary (Lunar) Outposts P. Jakeš ..................................................................................................................................... 9 vi Workshop on ISRU Construction Considerations on the Technologies for Lunar Resource Utilization H. Kanamori and S. Matsumoto ............................................................................................. 10 The Salts of Mars — A Rich and Ubiquitous Natural Resource J. S. Kargel ............................................................................................................................. 11 Materials Refining for Structural Elements from Lunar Resources G. A. Landis ............................................................................................................................ 11 Lunar and Martian Resource Utilization — Cement and Concrete T. D. Lin, S. Bhattacharja, L. Powers-Couche, S. B. Skaar, T. Horiguchi, N. Saeki, D. Munaf, Y. N. Peng, and I. Casanova .................................................................. 12 Volcanic Glasses — Construction Materials S. E. Moskowitz ....................................................................................................................... 13 Catalog of Martian Materials H. E. Newsom and J. J. Hagerty ........................................................................................... 14 New Technologies for Reliable, Low-Cost In Situ Resource Utilization K. Ramohalli ........................................................................................................................... 14 Synthesis of Ethylene and Other Useful Products by Reduction of Carbon Dioxide S. D. Rosenberg ...................................................................................................................... 15 How Much Indigenous Material for Construction is Available on the Moon? V. V. Shevchenko .................................................................................................................... 15 In Situ Generation of a “To Scale” Extraterrestrial Habitat Shell and Related Physical Infrastructure Utilizing Minimally Processed Local Resources M. Thangavelu, N. Khalili, and C. Girardey .......................................................................... 15 Utility of Lava Tubes on Other Worlds B. E. Walden, T. L. Billings, C. L. York, S. L. Gillett, and M. V. Herbert .............................. 16 Plasma-based Steel Rod or Rebar Production from In Situ Materials H. White and K. Prisbrey........................................................................................................ 18 Ice as a Construction Material A. Zuppero and J. Lewis ......................................................................................................... 18 SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS In Situ Resources for Lunar Base Applications H. Benaroya ............................................................................................................................ 21 Framework for Building Systems H. Benaroya ............................................................................................................................ 23 Construction of Planetary Habitation Tunnels Using a Rock-Melt-Kerfing Tunnel-Boring Machine Powered by a Bimodal Heat Pipe Reactor J. D. Blacic, M. G. Houts, and T. M. Blacic ........................................................................... 26 LPI Technical Report 98-01 vii Habitat Construction Requirements M. E. Criswell and J. E. Abarbanel ........................................................................................ 28 Semiconductors: In Situ Processing of Photovoltaic Devices P. A. Curreri ........................................................................................................................... 32 Opportunities for ISRU Applications in the Mars Reference Mission M. B. Duke .............................................................................................................................. 34 Materials Transportation H. A. Franklin ......................................................................................................................... 36 Heatpipe Power System (HPS) and Heatpipe Bimodal System (HBS) M. G. Houts, D. I. Poston and M. V. Berte ............................................................................. 37 Considerations on the Technologies for Lunar Resource Utilization H. Kanamori ........................................................................................................................... 40 Materials Refining for Structural Elements from Lunar Resources G. A. Landis ............................................................................................................................ 43 LORPEX and Other Advanced Technologies for ISRU K. Ramohalli ........................................................................................................................... 47 Synthesis of Ethylene and Other Useful Products by Reduction of Carbon Dioxide S. D. Rosenberg, D. B. Makel, and J. E. Finn ........................................................................ 49 Ice as a Construction Material A. Zuppero and J. Lewis ......................................................................................................... 50 LIST OF WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS ..............................................................................53