With in-situ water ice utilization for Martian concrete production via sulfur-based binders
ISRU
Martian concrete
sulfur cement
water ice
regolith
Through asteroid spectral mining for rare earth element identification
asteroid mining
spectroscopy
rare earth elements
space resources
remote sensing
Using cold spray additive techniques to repair aerospace components via existing manufacturing infrastructure
additive manufacturing
aerospace repair
cold spray
industrial adaptation
material deposition
Optimizing lunar base oxygen production through in-situ water ice electrolysis
ISRU
space resources
polar volatiles
electrolyzer design
cryogenic extraction
Optimizing waste-heat thermoelectrics for lunar regolith additive manufacturing systems
waste-heat recovery
thermoelectrics
lunar regolith
additive manufacturing
space technology
Using nuclear thermal propulsion for rapid interplanetary cargo transport
nuclear propulsion
interplanetary logistics
thermal rockets
spaceflight efficiency
radioactive shielding
For asteroid mining robotics with affordance-based manipulation in microgravity environments
asteroid mining
affordance-based robotics
microgravity manipulation
space resources
autonomous systems
Optimizing asteroid mining operations with self-replicating nanobot swarms and in-situ resource utilization
space mining
self-replicating systems
nanotechnology
ISRU
asteroid resources
Optimizing asteroid mining efficiency through microbial bioleaching of rare earth elements
asteroid mining
bioleaching
rare earth elements
space biotechnology
regolith processing
Upgrading 1990s technologies with reaction prediction transformers for asteroid composition analysis
reaction prediction transformers
asteroid mining
mass spectrometry
AI upgrades
space resources
Via generative design optimization for lightweight aerospace component fabrication
generative design
aerospace engineering
lightweight materials
additive manufacturing
structural optimization
Harnessing in-situ water ice for sustainable lunar base operations
lunar water ice
in-situ resource utilization
space exploration
life support
propellant production