Surface & Vacuum Environment
Outgassing, contamination, dust, electrostatic effects
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Research Questions (21)
Regolith behavior during microgravity excavation P0Electrostatic charging effects on mechanisms P0Scaling microgravity metallurgy to industrial production P0Optimal zone refining process in zero-g P0Slag management and recycling in microgravity P0Efficient large cargo transfer in microgravity P0Radiation degradation rate at L4/L5 location P0Dual counter-rotating bucket-wheel excavation for microgravity torque balancing P0Industrial-scale microgravity electrolysis gas-liquid separation P0Fleet-level contamination acceptability threshold for excavation operations P0High-voltage arc fault behavior in plasma environment P1High-voltage arcing prevention on ultra-thin substrates P1Thruster plume and outgassing contamination control P1Dust and debris management for optical sensors P1Manufacturing waste and contamination management P1EMI and lunar dust charging effects P1End-of-life disposal for failed swarm nodes P1Multi-kilovolt arc management in kilometer-scale membranes P2In-space manufacturing readiness for kilometer-scale structures P2Drone self-cleaning and contamination control P2Vacuum dust/particulate control for manufacturing P2
Blog Posts (6)
Resolved: Can We Do Metallurgy in Space at Industrial Scale? Four More Unknowns: Electrostatic Charging, Zero-G Refining, Cryogenic Storage, and Spectral Algorithms Four Critical Unknowns: What ArXiv Research Tells Us About Asteroid Mining and Processing ISRU Chemical Processing: Beyond Thermal Metallurgy Can Solar Arrays Survive 15 Years at Lagrange Points? What the Research Says How Long Will Laser Optics Survive the Cosmic Sandblaster?
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space-environmentvacuumoutgassingcontaminationdustdust-controllunar-dustchargingelectrostaticscleanlinesscleaningpassivationorbital-environmentmicrogravityzero-gravityplasmaarcingEMI