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November 13th, 2016
Earth’s Moon as seen from the International Space Station taken by ESA British astronaut, Tim Peake.
Credit: NASA/ESA
An impressive roster of papers dedicated to using space resources to facilitate space science and exploration is now available within the pages of the journal, Space Policy.
Resources aplenty given near-Earth objects (NEOs).
Credit: Texas A&M
These papers are peer-reviewed versions of papers presented at the Royal Astronomical Society specialist discussion meeting on the topic that was held in London in April.
Road map to the Moon, ESA-style.
Credit: ESA
Papers available
— James Carpenter, Richard Fisackerly, Berengere Houdou (2016)
Establishing lunar resource viability
Space Policy 37, 52-57
— Ian A. Crawford (2016)
The long-term scientific benefits of a space economy
Space Policy 37, 58-61
— Colin R. McInnes (2016)
Near Earth asteroid resource utilization for large in-orbit reflectors
Space Policy 37, 62-64
— Martin Elvis (2016)
What can space resources do for astronomy and planetary science?
Space Policy 37, 65-76
— Philip T. Metzger (2016)
Space development and space science together, an historic opportunity
Space Policy 37, 77-91
— Vibha Srivastava, Sungwoo Lim, Mahesh Anand (2016)
Microwave processing of lunar soil for supporting longer-term surface exploration on the Moon
Space Policy 37, 92-96
— Thomas Marshall Eubanks, Charles F. Radley (2016)
Scientific return of a lunar elevator
Space Policy 37, 97-102
— George F. Sowers (2016)
A cislunar transportation system fueled by lunar resources
Space Policy 37, 103-109
Credit: Planetary Resources, Inc.
Resources:
Go to this link to view the Space Policy papers:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0265964616300327
Go to “download pdf” at the top of the page and then select “article plus other articles in this issue.”
Note: An “Executive Summary” of the London meeting itself is available at:
http://www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~ucfbiac/Space_Resources_Meeting_Report.pdf
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