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Lunar ISRU Demonstration Mission Definition Study Segment 2

Programme Reference

18_M-HRE-1E

Status

Closed

Country

Italy

Start Date

2018

End Date

2018

Programme: Preparation Prime Contractor: Thales Alenia Space

Description

The study and exploitation of In Situ Resource Utilisation (ISRU) technologies (with an initial focus on the Moon) are stimulating an increasing interest in the international community, both at Agency and industry levels, in view of and in preparation for future crewed exploration missions and in terms of scientific and societal long-term benefits.This document is part of the deliverables to be provided in scope with the Lunar ISRU Demonstration Mission Definition Study issued by the European Space Agency. In particular the information and data herein included are specifically relevant to the so called Segment 2, in charge for the Payload Delivery Service definition and in response to the tasks identified in the Statement Of Work (AD1).

Application domain: Exploration

Technology Domain:
22 - Environmental Control & Life Support (ECLS) and In Situ Resource Utilisation (ISRU)
Competence Domain:
06 - Life / Physical Science Payloads / Life Support / Robotics and Automation
Initial TRL: TRL N/A Target TRL: TRL N/A Achieved TRL: TRL N/A

Public Document:

Executive Summary
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Lunar ISRU Demonstration Mission Definition Study Segment 2