Development of a Microchannel In Situ Propellant Production System
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An in situ propellant production (ISPP) plant on future Mars robotic missions can produce oxygen (O2) and methane (CH4) that can be used for propellant for the return voyage. By producing propellants from Mars atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen (H2) brought from Earth, the initial mass launched in low Earth orbit can be reduced by 20% to 45%, as compared to carrying all of the propellant for a round-trip mission to the Mars surface from Earth. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory us…
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Date:
September 1, 2005
Creator:
Brooks, Kriston P.; Rassat, Scot D. & TeGrotenhuis, Ward E.
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