ISRU technique · In-Situ Resource Utilisation · Concept

Metal Extraction

Extracting metals — iron, nickel, and precious metals — from asteroids and from lunar and Martian regolith, to build structures in space without lifting the mass from Earth. Metal-rich M-type asteroids such as Psyche are studied as future resources.

In-Situ Resource UtilisationConcept

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›Metal-rich asteroids as future mines

16 Psyche

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Metal Extraction

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Worlds, stations & materials

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Metal Extraction

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Worlds, stations & materials

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