ISRU technique · In-Situ Resource Utilisation · In development
Propellant Production
Making rocket propellant in space — splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen, or combining Martian carbon dioxide with hydrogen to make methane and oxygen — so a return vehicle can be fuelled at its destination instead of carrying all its propellant from Earth.
In-Situ Resource UtilisationIn development
Highlights
- ›Fuel a Mars return without launching the propellant
Worlds, stations & materials
Knowledge connections
- Member of groupIn-Situ Resource Utilisation
- Associated withMars
- Associated withMethane / LOX
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.