This volume contains extended abstracts that have been accepted for presentation at the In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU II) Technical Interchange Meeting, November 18-19, 1997, at the Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, Texas. Included are topics which include: Extraterrestrial resources, in situ propellant production, sampling of planetary surfaces, oxygen production, water vapor extraction from the Martian atmosphere, gas generation, cryogenic refrigeration, and propellant transport and storage

Kaplan, David

Saunders, Stephen R.

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ABSTRACTS
IN SITU RESOURCE
UTILIZATION (ISRU II)
TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE
MEETING
November 18-19, 1997
Lunar and Planetary Institute
Houston, Texas
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IN SITU RESOURCE UTILIZATION (ISRU II)
TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE MEETING
November 18-19, 1997
Lunar and Planetary Institute
Houston, Texas
Convened by
David Kaplan, NASA Johnson Space Center
R. Stephen Saunders, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Sponsored by
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Lunar and Planetary Institute
LPI Contribution No. 930
Compiled in 1997 by
Lunar and Planetary Institute
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Space Administration.
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PREFACE
This volume contains abstracts that have been accepted for presentation at
the In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU II) Technical Interchange Meeting,
November 18-19, 1997, at the Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston,
Texas.
Logistics, administration, and publication support for this meeting were
provided by the staff of the Publications and Program Services Department
at the Lunar and Planetary Institute.

Tuesday, November 18, 1997
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AGENDA
REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Connolly J. F.*
HEDS Strategy for Robotic Mars Mission
Stancati M.L.* NiehoffJ. C. Jacobs M.K. German D.
Mars In Situ Propellant Production (ISPP) Assessment
BREAK
Zubrin R.* Kito T. Frankie B.
Report on the Construction and Operation of a Mars In Situ Propellant Production Unit Utilizing Reverse
Water Gas Shift
Lawless W. N.*
Oxygen Extraction Using a Ceramic Honeycomb Technology
Hu H.* Yadav T.
Intermediate-Temperature Electrolysis Cells for Oxygen Production from Carbon Dioxide
LUNCH and MIST Facility Tour
Wiens R.C. Cremers D.A. Blacic J.D.* Funsten H.O. Nordholt J. E.
Stand-Off Planetary Surface Analysis Using Laser-induced Breakdown Spectroscopy and Laser-induced
Plasma Ion Mass Spectrometry
Agresti D.G.* Wdowiak T.J. Mirov S.B. Kudryavtsev A.B. Kinney T. R.
In Situ Resource Assessment and Process Control with Laser Raman Spectroscopy
Cooper B.L.* McKay D.S. Allen C.C. Hoffman J.H. Gittleman M. E.
Characterization of the Resource Potential of Martian Soil Using the Integrated Dust Soil
Experiment Package (IDEP)
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Mueller P.J.* Rapp D.
Hydrogen Transport to Mars Enables the Sabatier/Electrolysis Process
Lin F.N.* Bollo T.R. Peterson D. M.
Oxygen Liquefaction and Zero-Loss Storage System
Fenner J.E.* Edman K. A.
Gas Generation and Cryogenic Refrigeration Technologies
WRAP-UP
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DINNER AT A LOCAL RESTAURANT
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REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jake_ P.*
Microtel: A TV Microscope for Planetary Field Geology and Resource Evaluation
Drake D.M.* Clark B.C. Jakosky B.M. Reedy R. Squyres S. W.
A LiF Silicon Sandwich Counter to Measure Water Content of Planetary Surfaces
Marshall J.* Koppel L. Bratton C. Metzger E. Hecht M.
In Situ Identification of Mineral Resources with an X-Ray-Optical "Hand-Lens" Instrument
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Gorevan S.* Rafeek S. Myrick T. Kong K.Y. Mahaffey P.
Minaturized Material Sampling and Transfer Devices for Extraterrestrial Exploration
Finn J.E.* Sridhar K. R.
In Situ Generation of Carrier Gases for Scientific Analyses on Mars
LUNCH
Wegeng R.S.* TeGrotenhuis W.E. Tonkovich A. L. Y.
In Situ Propellant Production Based on Micro Chemical Systems
Vuskovic L.* Ash R.L. Popovic S. Dinh T. Van Orden A.
Oxygen Production and Separation from Martian Atmosphere by the Radio-Frequency Discharge
Bruckner A.P.* Coons S.C. Williams J. D.
Feasibility Studies of the Extraction of Water Vapor from the Martian Atmosphere by Adsorption in Zeolite 3A
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Johnson S.W.* Chua K. M.
Engineering Properties of the Regolith on the Moon and Mars Related to ISRU
Kaplan D. I.*
Mars 1SPP Flight Demonstration: A Status Update
WRAP-UP
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CONTENTS
In Situ Resource Assessment and Process Control with
Laser Raman Spectroscopy
D. G. Agresti, T. J. Wdowiak, S. B. Mirov, A. B. Kudryavtsev,
and T. R. Kinney ....................................................................................................................... 1 -_,t
Feasibility Studies of the Extraction of Water Vapor from the Martian
Atmosphere by Adsorption in Zeolite 3A
A. P. Bruckner, S. C. Coons, and J. D. Williams ...................................................................... 3 1
Characterization of the Resource Potential of Martian Soil Using the
Integrated Dust/Soil Experiment Package (IDEP)
B. L. Cooper, D. S. McKay, C. C. Allen, J. H. Hoffman, and M. E. Gittleman ......................... 5 -Z
A LiF Silicon Sandwich Counter to Measure Water Content of Planetary Surfaces
D. M. Drake, B. C. Clark, B. M. Jakosky, R. Reedy, and S. IV. Squyres ................................... 7 _
Gas Generation and Cryogenic Refrigeration Technologies
J. E. Fenner and If. A. Edman ................................................................................................... 9 - J
In Situ Generation of Carrier Gases for Scientific Analyses on Mars
J. E. Finn and K. R. Sridhar .................................................................................................... 11 _
Miniaturized Material Sampling and Transfer Devices for Extraterrestrial Exploration
S. Gorevan, S. Rafeek, T. Myrick, K. II. Kong, and P. Mahaffey ............................................ 13 -U
Intermediate-Temperature Electrolysis Cells for Oxygen Production
from Carbon Dioxide
H. Hu and 7". Yadav ................................................................................................................ 15 - _'
Mictrotel: A TV Microscope for Planetary Field Geology and Resource Evaluation 9
P. Jakeg .................................................................................................................................... 17
Engineering Properties of the Regolith on the Moon and Mars Related to ISRU
S. W. Johnson and K. M. Chua ................................................................................................ 21 -/L;
Oxygen Extraction Using a Ceramic Honeycomb Technology
W. N. Lawless .......................................................................................................................... 23 1//
Oxygen Liquefaction and Zero-Loss Storage System
F. N. Lin, T. R. Bollo, and D. M. Peterson .............................................................................. 25 - / "_
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In Situ Identification of Mineral Resources with an X-Ray-Optical
"Hand-Lens" Instrument
J. Marshall, L. Koppel, C. Bratton, E. Metzger, and M. Hecht .............................................. 27 -[_
Hydrogen Transport to Mars Enables the Sabatier/Electrolysis Process
P. J. Mueller and D. Rapp ............................................................................................................. 29 "J /
I
Mars In Situ Propellant Production (ISPP) Assessment .L /
M. L. Stancati, J. C. Niehoff, M. K. Jacobs, and D. German .................................................. 31 -
Oxygen Production and Separation from Martian Atmosphere by the
Radio-Frequency Discharge
L. Vuskovic, R. L. Ash, S. Popovic, T. Dinh, and A. Van Orden ............................................. 33 _) _¢
In Situ Propellant Production Based on Micro Chemical Systems ,-/"7
R. S. Wegeng, W. E. TeGrotenhuis, and A. L. Y. Tonkovich ................................................... 35
Stand-Off Planetary Surface Analysis Using Laser-induced Breakdown
Spectroscopy and Laser-induced Plasma Ion Mass Spectrometry
R. C. Wiens, D. A. Cremers, J. D. Blacic, H. O. Funsten, andJ. E. Nordholt ........................ 37 -/_'
Report on the Construction and Operation of a Mars In Situ Propellant
Production Unit Utilizing the Reverse Water Gas Shift
R. Zubrin, T. Kito, and B. Frankie .......................................................................................... 41


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