Waspie_Dwarf Posted June 5, 2015 #1 Share Posted June 5, 2015 NASA's Exploration Plans Include Living Off the Land When early explorers crossed vast oceans to reach new worlds, they traveled with only what they needed to get there. After arriving at their destination, the pioneers planned to live off the land. NASA engineers and scientists now are developing capabilities needed once astronauts reach destinations such as an asteroid, the moon or Mars.At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, researchers are studying how to best practice in-situ resource utilization (ISRU), that is, harvesting and relying on available raw materials as astronauts visit deep-space destinations. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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