Volger, R. (author), Pettersson, G.M. (author), Brouns, S.J.J. (author), Rothschild, L. J. (author), Cowley, A. (author), Lehner, B. (author) The logistical supply of terrestrial materials to space is costly and puts limitations on exploration mission scenarios. In-situ resource utilization (ISRU) can alleviate logistical requirements and thus enables sustainable exploration of space. In this paper, a novel approach to ISRU, utilizing microorganisms to extract iron from Lunar or...
journal article 2020