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Feasibility of rocket propellant production on MarsIn situ production of rocket propellant to reduce landed mass requirements for Mars return missions has been investigated. The analysis has shown that a system which utilizes atmospheric carbon dioxide and soil moisture to produce liquid methane-oxygen propellant requires a landed mass which is less than half the mass of the ascent vehicle it produces.
Document ID
19790028311
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
doi:10.1016/0094-5765(78)90049-8
Authors
Ash, R. L. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Dowler, W. L. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Varsi, G. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1978
Publication Information
Publication: Acta Astronautica
Volume: 5
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
79A12324
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-100
Distribution Limits
Public
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