STMD is to reduce risk of including ISRU into human Lunar and Mars exploration through a series of demonstrations, leading to 'pilot scale' demonstration of ISRU and product demonstration at mission relevant scale. Breaking the Catch-22 of ISRU not being a 'pull' technology and therefore lower priority in development. An extensive technology evaulation and gap assessment has been performed to achieve the ISRU architecture and insertion plan. A full range of ISRU technologies across all TRLs are included in STMD Technology Pipeline. New lunar ISRU technology projects started in FY20 and planned for new starts in FY21 for: Polar water/volatile resource assessment; Polar water extraction and collection; Oxygen extraction from regolith; Regolith excavation, preparation, and delivery for 02 and Water extraction. A strategy for system engineering, integration, and ground environmental of end-to-end ISRU capability testing in work.

Current Status of NASA’s Lunar ISRU Development and Demonstration Plans for Artemis

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