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Authors
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Abstract Title and Summary
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Austin A. Elliott J. O. Sherwood B.
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Integrated Engineering Modeling of an ISRU Lunar Base [#5040]
Lunar ISRU will be a complicated and
complex endeavor involving many unprecedented operations and systems. This
document describes the development of an integrated systems model to discern
holistic interdependencies of ISRU operations scenarios.
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Baiden G. R. Barnhard G. P. Blair B. R.
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Lunar Production Drilling Using WaterWitch [#5087]
Improved technologies for lunar
regolith processing mechanisms and end-to-end process flow engineering
required for the recovery of resources and specific mechanisms for Lunar
Regolith Processing (e.g., WATERWITCH).
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Bailey S. A.
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Lunar Resource Prospecting [#5054]
The Deep Space System lunar lander
selected for the NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services catalog is optimized
for lunar resource prospecting in the polar regions of the moon.
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Barker D. C.
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Lunar Resources:
From Finding to Making Demand [#5083]
The current model of spaceflight is
insufficient to kick-start off Earth ISRU, mining and usage of lunar
resources. A paradigm shift, either by NASA or privately must be initiated,
in a sustainable and long-term manner, if actual headway is to occur.
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Barnhard G. P. Blair B. R.
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Solar Dynamic Systems:
A Path to a Lunar Power and Light Company [#5088]
The ability to provide power when and
where needed is essential to virtually all aspects of human endeavor and
enables all forms of space development/settlement including lunar ISRU. Solar
dynamic systems may prove integral to accomplishing ISRU.
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Barnhard G. P.
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Surface-to-Surface Power Beaming [#5093]
Space Power Beaming & Ancillary
Services (SPB&AS) technology to be used to provide wireless utility
services (e.g., power, data, communications, navigation, time, heat, etc.) in
the lunar environment in a cost and resource effective manner.
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Battler M. Faragalli M. Reid E. Cole M. Raimalwala K. Smal E. Vandermeulen M. Aziz M.
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Supporting ISRU Missions Through Mission
Control Software [#5095]
Mission Control Space Services Inc.
is developing Mission Control Software to address emerging operations and
autonomy needs in upcoming privately-led lunar ISRU missions, including
improved guidance/navigation/control, communication, and data needs.
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Bell E. Schmerr N. Bleacher J. Young K. Porter R. Whelley P. Garry W. Kruse S. Esmaeili S. Jazayeri S. Richardson J. West J. Pettit D. Rees S.
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Using Terrestrial Volcanic Fields as an Analog for the
Geophysical Characterization of Potential Lunar Resources [#5050]
Terrestrial volcanic fields are
analogs for the geologic conditions that will be encountered on the Moon.
Seismic and magnetic data from these locations will aid in the geophysical characterization
and locating of lunar resources in similar areas.
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Bennett N. J.
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An Existing Market for Lunar Propellant GTO Orbit
Raising as a Service [#5043]
GTO orbit raising is an existing
market for lunar sourced propellant. This market can charge higher prices per
kilogram and be serviced by a much smaller mining operation than a LEO
market, these factors translate to significantly higher returns.
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Bienhoff D. G.
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Markets for Lunar ISRU Products and Their Value [#5018]
Lunar ISRU products and their value
as a function of use location for CSDCs architecture is discussed. A high
early value is critical to in situ resource development. Value as a function
of launch cost is another hurdle that must be overcome.
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Blair B. R.
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Emerging Markets for Lunar Resources [#5046]
Recent movements in commercial space
investment have inspired quantitative market models for lunar propellant and
related commodities on the lunar surface, Earth-Moon Lagrange points, in
lunar orbit, and in high-traffic inclinations of Earth orbit.
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Botha P. W. S. K. Butcher A. R.
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The Geometallurgy of Lunar
Simulants and Apollo 16 and 17 Regolith [#5045]
We utilize geometallurgical
characterization techniques to study seven lunar simulants; two sized Apollo
16 drive tube samples; and two sized Apollo 17 drive tube samples (74002,181
and 74001,113) using QEMSCAN.
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Brown H. M. Robinson M. S. Boyd A. K.
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Identifying Resource-Rich Lunar Permanently
Shadowed Regions [#5035]
We compare the lunar polar volatile
datasets in order to identify sites that are most likely to host volatiles,
and rank PSRs by resource potential.
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Buckles B. C. Mueller R. P. Gelino N. J.
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Additive Construction Technology for
Lunar Infrastructure [#5077]
Developing a lunar economy will
require a significant amount of infrastructure on the lunar surface. To do
this we will need to investigate automated construction technologies.
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Cannon K. M. Britt D. T.
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The Importance of Mineralogically
Accurate Simulants for Lunar ISRU [#5002]
Beneficiating lunar resources will be
controlled by material properties of soils/rocks that are only captured by mineralogically accurate simulants. We describe two such
regolith simulants and a distribution model that solves previous
simulant issues.
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Carroll K. A.
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Lunar Surface Gravimetry for
Finding Ore Deposits on the Moon [#5041]
Will valuable lunar resources be in
the form of concentrated ore deposits, or widely dispersed through the
regolith? If the former, standard exploration techniques may help find ore
bodies. We discuss the use of gravimetric surveying for this.
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Chen H. Sarton du Jonchay T. Hou L. Ho K.
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Integrated Analysis Framework for Space Propellant
Logistics: Production, Storage,
and Transportation [#5003]
Our research proposes an integrated
ISRU evaluation framework through the network-based space logistics
architecture and analyzes the performance of ISRU by considering plant
deployment, regular production operations, and propellant storage.
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Christensen Ian A.
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The Concept of Benefit as a Central Topic in International
Policy and Legal Discussion of Commercial Space Resources Development [#5071]
This lightning talk will discuss the
importance of elucidating, describing, and sharing benefit(s) from space
resources development with the broader space community as a key element of
achieving a supportive policy context.
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Chung T. Yoo Y. Shin H.-S.
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A Lunar Surface Environment Simulator: Dirty Thermal Vacuum Chamber (DTVC) [#5038]
KICT is developing a space
environment simulator containing a large amount of a lunar soil simulant for
verification of ISRU technology. It is expected to contribute to improve the
completeness and reliability of the developed ISRU technology.
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Colaprete A. Elphic R. C. Shirley M.
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Characterizing Lunar Polar Volatiles at the Working
Scale: Going from ISRU Goals to
Mission Requirements [#5025]
This paper presents new geostatistical analysis and modeling to quantify critical
parameter scales and mission requirements for adequate characterization of
polar volatiles.
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Coyan J. A. Schmidt G.
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Mineral Resources Assessments: Implications for Assessing
Cosmic Bodies [#5092]
Resource assessments provide leaders
a framework for making decisions under conditions of uncertainty. Three Part
Mineral Resource Assessment Method may be applicable to assess resources on
cosmic bodies.
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Dickson D. C. Centers R. J.
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Preliminary Trade Study of Power Generation and
Transmission for Lunar Propellant Manufacturing [#5052]
Production of propellant from lunar
resources requires copious power delivery into permanently shadowed regions.
A preliminary trade study is performed comparing options for power generation
and transmission.
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Ehrlich J. W. Cichan T. Payne K.
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Advancing In-Situ Resource Utilization Through Current and
Future Deep Space Technologies [#5067]
Lockheed Martin has a rich background
in the design and testing of ISRU technology. Revitalization of previously
proven technology, such as the Precursor ISRU Lunar Oxygen Testbed (PILOT),
will allow NASA to press ahead in advancing ISRU at the Moon.
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Ellery A. A.
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Sustainable Lunar In-Situ Resource Utilisation
Long-Term Planning [#5017]
We present a lunar industrial ecology
that can be developed robotically on the lunar surface consistent with the
Lunar Gateway to pave the way for a subsequent sustainable human presence on
the Moon.
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Elliott J. O. Sherwood B. Austin A.
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Operations Modeling of ISRU Lunar Base Architectures [#5021]
We present preliminary results of an
operations-based model for an ISRU lunar base that takes into account all
phases; construction through full operation. Architectural impacts are
illustrated by comparing results from two different base locations.
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Gelino N. J. Buckles B. C. Mueller R. P.
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Construction of Infrastructure is the Key to Establishing
a Cislunar Economy [#5072]
Government funded infrastructure in
Cislunar space and on the lunar surface will be pivotal in establishing a
Cislunar economy. Government, industry and academia must define the highest
return on investment govt funded infrastructure and
develop it.
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Goertzen S. G. Conners A. B. Gregg R. Hugo A. Webb N. Hunter H.
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Nuclear Power Demonstration in a Permanently Shadowed
Region of the Moon [#5078]
The goal of this project is to
develop a power demonstration system for use in a PSR on the lunar surface.
Using nuclear fission reactors, this project will demonstrate power production
for ISRU where sunlight is not readily available.
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Gruener J. E.
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The Lunar Northwest Nearside: The Prize is Right Before Your Eyes [#5058]
Recent lunar resource discussions
have focused on water ice at the lunar poles, however much is unknown about
the quantity and accessibility of these potential resources. The northwest
nearside of the Moon is a much more known commodity.
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Hanks H. L.
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Prospective Study for Harvesting Solar Wind Particles via
Lunar Regolith Capture [#5022]
In this prospective study a process
to extract solar wind particles from lunar regolith is being designed to
minimize required energy input by maximizing heat integration and utilizing
existing hot and cold sinks and daily temperature variations.
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Hayes A. K. Muralidharan K. Ye P. Potter B. G. Loy D. A. Barnes J. J.
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Additive Manufacturing of Lunar
Mineral-Based Composites [#5009]
This work explores methods of
incorporating lunar minerals into additive manufacturing. Regolith simulants
were 3D-printed in conjunction with a polyethylene glycol based binder system
using Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) and paste printing.
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Heldmann J. L. Colaprete A. C. Elphic R. C. Andrews D. R.
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Landing Site Selection and Effects on Robotic Resource
Prospecting Mission Operations [#5016]
Lunar water ice and volatile deposits
are critical resources for ISRU. These resources can be found outside of
permanently shadowed regions, allowing for ISRU operations in sunlit regions
on the Moon.
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Hibbitts C. A.
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Secular Mapping of Water on the Moon from a
Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit [#5060]
Our knowledge of the location,
abundance, and chemical state of water on the surface of the Moon can be
vastly improved through infrared observations from a platform in a
Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit, such as the Deep Space Gateway.
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Hopkins J. B. Murrow D. W. Wiens S. W. Linn T.
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Lockheed Martins McCandless Lunar Lander Capabilities for
ISRU Missions [#5063]
Lockheed Martins McCandless Lunar
Lander, selected for NASAs CLPS program, is designed to provide the larger
mass, volume, and power needed for ISRU prospecting rovers or pilot
processing plants.
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Ignatiev A. Curreri P. Sadoway D. Carol E.
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The Use of Lunar Resources for the Construction and
Operation of a Lunar Radio Observatory on the Moon [#5011]
The resources of the Moon can be used
to develop a radio astrophysical observatory on the far side of the Moon by
fabricating strip wire a dipole antenna array by thin film growth technology
in the vacuum environment of the Moon.
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Ignatiev A. Sadoway D. Curreri P. Carol E.
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The Use of Lunar Resources for Energy Generation on
the Moon [#5013]
Leveraging in-space vacuum deposition
and lunar resources to fabricate solar cells and transmission wire to create
a powergrid on the surface of the Moon.
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Ignatiev A. Sadoway D. Curreri P. Carol E.
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The Use of a Lunar Vacuum Deposition Paver/Rover to
Eliminate Hazardous Dust Plumes on the Lunar Surface [#5014]
Based on available lunar resources
and the Moons ultra-strong vacuum, a vacuum deposition paver/rover can be
used to melt regolith into glass to eliminate dust plumes during landing
operations and surface activities on the Moon.
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Indyk S. Benaroya H.
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Structural Members Produced from Unrefined Lunar Regolith Simulant [#5015]
Evaluation of sintered lunar
simulants structural properties with applications for
lunar construction.
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Inocente D. I. Jr. Blair B. R. B. Cheuvront D. C.
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Enabling Integrated Lunar Architecture and ISRU Using
Computational and Parametric Modeling Systems [#5065]
State of the art Architecture,
Engineering and Construction (AEC) tools that leverage industrial expertise
and proven terrestrial technologies can be adapted to unique challenges
associated with space and planetary surface environments.
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Johnson L.
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Lunar Power Lander for Surviving Long Lunar Nights [#5001]
A Lunar Power Lander concept is
presented that will utilize concentrated solar thermal radiation as an energy
source for generating and storing electrical power during the day for use
during lunar nights.
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Jozwiak L. M. Patterson G. W. Perkins R.
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Mini-RF Monostatic Radar Observations of Permanently
Shadowed Crater Floors [#5079]
We used Mini-RF to analyzed the CPR
of flat PSR and non-PSR crater floors at the lunar north and south pole. No
significant differences in the CPR were observed, suggesting water ice may
not be preferentially concentrated in shadowed regions.
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Just G. Smith K. Joy K. H. Roy M.
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Parametric Review of Regolith Excavation and Handling
Techniques for Lunar In Situ Resource Utilisation [#5007]
Review of regolith excavation and
handling techniques for lunar ISRU. To compare different mechanisms,
representative parameters are chosen (process param.
and experimental cond.). Probability of incorporation into future lunar
missions is evaluated.
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Kakish Z. M. Lera F. R. Bischel D. Mosquera A. Boumghar R. Kaczmarek S. Seabrook T. Metzger P. Galache J. L.
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Open-Source AI Assistant for Cooperative Multi-Agent
Systems for Lunar Prospecting Missions [#5036]
Development of open-source
multi-agent robotic toolset to assist in mission planning for prospecting the
lunar surface. First iteration uses NASA Resource Prospector mission
as inspiration.
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Keravala J. Nall M. Beinhoff D. Pittman B.
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How OffWorld`s Swarm Robotic
Mining Architecture is Opening Up the Way for Autonomous Insitu
Mineral Extraction On Earth and Beyond [#5044]
OffWorld is building millions of smart robots working on the human
supervision on earth and in space, turning the solar system into a habitable
place for life and civilization. Enabling human expansion off our
home planet.
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Keszthelyi L. Williams C. F. Howard D. A. Crafford T. C. Meinert L. D. Hagerty J. Ridley W. I.
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Applying the USGS Resource Assessment Methodology to the
Moon: Three Very Different Cases [#5030]
We examine the application of the
standard USGS mineral resource assessment methodology to lunar ice, regolith,
and solar energy.
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Kim J.-H. Kim S. H. Kang T. J. Kim J. Jeon K. Kim K. J. Kim K.-S.
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Approach
and Possible Cooperative Activity from South Korea for Lunar Space
Exploration [#5101]
New approaches for space
exploration is under discussion for lunar exploration. Possible collaborating
activities of Inha IST/KIGAM with NASA LaRC will be
air-tighten fabric, purification, 3D printing, life and medical science and
energy harvesting.
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Kochemasov G. G.
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Possible Fe-Metal Enrichment Areas in the SPA Basin [#5024]
Metal iron is an very important
component of constructions on the lunar surface. Coincidence of swirls (light
probably Mg-rich objects) with magnetic anomalies in the SPA Basin is
interpreted as an indication of presence of native Fe concentrations.
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Lim S. Morse A. D. Anand M. Holland A.
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Understanding of Microwave Heating Behaviour
of Lunar Regolith and Simulants [#5047]
We have designed an industrial
bespoke microwave heating apparatus. This apparatus will allow a thorough
experimental investigation of the sintering mechanism of lunar
regolith/simulant in the cavity.
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Lomax B. A. Conti M. Khan N. Symes M. D.
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The Metalysis-FFC-Cambridge
Process for the Efficient Production of Oxygen and Metals on the
Lunar Surface [#5023]
We present an efficient method for
simultaneously extracting oxygen and producing useful metallic materials from
lunar regolith using the Metalysis
FFC-Cambridge process.
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Makaya A.
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In-Situ Resource Utilization for Construction and Hardware
Manufacturing to Support Lunar Exploration Developments at ESA [#5039]
An overview of completed and ongoing
activities, funded by or conducted within ESA, will be presented, reflecting
the development of technologies for the processing of lunar regolith, for
construction and hardware manufacturing.
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Mantovani J. G. Vu B. T.
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Chemical Effects on Surface Regolith Caused by a Lunar
Landers Exhaust Plume During Descent and Landing [#5070]
This presentation will discuss
previous work conducted at NASA Kennedy Space Center that studied the
potential surface contamination that can be caused by a lunar lander
descending into a lunar cold trap area.
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Marra W. A.
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The Use of Thermal Mass in a Lunar Surface Structure [#5008]
In addition to radiation protection,
applying the thermal mass/heat storage mechanism to a layer of the lunar
regolith will provide a lunar habitat with natural supplemental heat energy,
reducing the energy requirements met by mechanical equipment.
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Metzger P. T. Britt D. T.
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Mitigating Lander Plume Effects with Space Resources [#5055]
Lunar lander plume effects must be
mitigated to prevent damage to the operations at a lunar outpost or mining
operation. Mitigating the effects require the use of lunar regolith as a
construction material to build landing pads.
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Metzger P. T.
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High Fidelity Model of Lunar Volatile Extraction Indicates
Challenges and Solutions to Economic Resource Recovery [#5090]
Lunar modeling is developed for
thermal extraction of models including the physics of heat transfer, ice
sublimation, and gas diffusion, accounting for the effects of mixed chemistry
ice in the soil. The model informs design decisions for mining.
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Meurisse A. Carpenter J.
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ISRU: An Approach
to Change and Knowledge Gaps to Fill for Viable Processes in Space [#5005]
As an interest in ISRU is emerging
again, it is important to understand the failure of the past. This work
offers a critical look at the past considerations of ISRU activities and
proposes a new focus for developing the field in the long term.
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Meurisse A. Carpenter J.
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ESA Activities as Support to ISRU
Technology Development [#5006]
The European Space Agency is starting
new ISRU activities in 2019. This talk will present the end-to-end
terrestrial demonstrators currently under development for research purposes,
and the ISRU demo mission planned for 2023.
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Meyen F. E. Campbell A. Steiner T. J. III Streetman B. J. Mario C. E. Steffes S. R. Duda K. R.
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Bringing Your ISRU Payload to the Moon: How Artemis-7 and Drapers Vision-Based
Navigation get You There [#5080]
This presentation discusses Drapers
Artemis-7 lunar lander and describes payload accommodations and vision
navigation features that enable the deployment of ISRU payloads to
the moon.
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Morrison P. Zacny K. Vendiola V. Paz A.
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Results and Lessons Learned from Testing of the Planetary
Volatiles Extractor (PVEx) and Related
ISRU Concepts [#5076]
We present a novel method for water
and other volatile extraction on the Moon.
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Morse A. D. Abernethy F. Barber S. J. Lim S. Sargeant H. Sheridan S. Wright I. P.
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Mass Spectrometers for In-Situ Resource Utilisation [#5026]
The Open University has a heritage of
building small, less than 2 kg, mass spectrometers for lander packages.
Continuing development aims to use the mass spectrometers for prospecting for
lunar resources and for ISRU process monitoring.
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Mueller R. P.
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A Review of Extra-Terrestrial Mining and
Construction Concepts [#5066]
There have been a variety of
extra-terrestrial robotic mining concepts proposed over the last 40 years and
this talk will summarize and review concepts to serve as an informational
resource for future mining robot developers and operators.
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Mueller R. P. Mantovani J. G.
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Geotechnical Properties of BP-1 Lunar
Regolith Simulant [#5068]
An experimental program including
particle-size distribution, microscopy observations using scanning electron
microscope (SEM) images, density measurements, compressibility, and shear
strength was performed.
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Mueller R. P. Smith J. D.
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NASA Kennedy Space Center Swamp Works: Capabilities and Facilities [#5069]
The Swamp Works is a KSC environment
designed for innovation and lean development of new space technologies. It
establishes rapid, innovative and cost effective exploration mission
solutions through leveraging of partnerships.
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Nick A. J. Mueller R. P. Townsend I. I. Tamasy G. J.
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Dust Tolerant Automated Umbilical (DTAU) [#5073]
Dust Tolerant Umbilical to pass
commodities such as cryogenic liquid propellants, purge and buffer gases,
water, breathing air, pressurizing gases, heat exchange fluids, power,
and data.
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Patterson M. C. L. Tucker J. Carpenter K. Parness A.
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Understanding Component/Materials Performance in the
Lunar Environment [#5056]
A test environment that closely
approximates the lunar surface, has been established to characterize the wear
and degradation mechanisms associated with components such as gear boxes,
predict performance, and establish mitigation strategies .
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Poston M. J. Miller M. A. Green S. T. McCleney A. B. Retherford K. D. Raut U.
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Gas Storage Systems for In Situ Resource Utilization [#5091]
Between processing and marketing,
resources must be stored efficiently. We propose to study how.
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Quinn J. W.
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Electrostatic Beneficiation of Lunar Regolith; a Review of
Previous Testing as a Starting Point for Future Work [#5074]
Summary results of electrostatic
beneficiation of lunar simulants and Apollo regolith, in lunar high-vacuum
are reported in which various degrees of efficient particle separation and
mineral enrichment up to a few hundred percent were achieved.
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Raut U. Retherford K. D. Poenitzsch V. Hurley D. M. Miller M. A. Metzger P. Whizin A. D. Poston M.
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IS5 - In-Situ Resource Utilization: Scouting?Sampling?Separation?Synthesis?Storage A
Concept Study [#5089]
We discuss ISRU-driven concept study
that aims at volatiles and regolith utilization on the lunar surface.
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Roesler G.
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Beyond Rovers:
Mobility for Lunar ISRU [#5097]
A mobility system for a
production-level ISRU facility must provide: efficient delivery,
construction, resource transport, and robot power while mitigating extreme
cold, abrasion, and obstacles. A robotically-emplaced elevated track approach
is discussed.
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Rogers N. Villeneuve M.
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Modelling Prospectivity of Under
Explored Regions: Deploying Ore System
Based Predictions in a Lunar Environment [#5057]
An overview of how the new approaches
to quantitative resource prospectivity mapping that
uses the ore systems approach, is applicable in frontier environments such as
the moon.
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Sadoway D. Ignatiev A. Curreri P. Carol E.
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Regolith Extraction Through Molten Regolith Electrolysis [#5012]
Molten oxide electrolysis can
directly electrolyze regolith as received to produce pure oxygen at one
electrode and a plurality of liquid metals at the other electrode, doing so
without the need for any form of supporting electrolyte.
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Sargeant H. M. Bickel V. T. Honniball C. I. Martinez S. N. Rogaski A. Bell S. K. Czaplinski E. C. Farrant B. E. Harrington E. M. Tolometti G. D. Kring D. A.
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Determining Trafficability of
Pyroclastic Deposits and Permanently Shaded Regions of the Moon Using
Boulder Tracks [#5019]
Pyroclastic deposits and permanently
shaded regions are of interest for lunar ISRU. This work uses lunar boulder
tracks to calculate the bearing capacity of regolith in these locations, and
discusses the implications for future missions.
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Sargeant H. M. Abernethy F. Anand M. Barber S. J. Sheridan S. Wright I. Morse A.
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Experimental Development and Testing of the Reduction of
Ilmenite for a Lunar ISRU Demonstration with ProSPA [#5020]
Hydrogen reduction of ilmenite will
be trialed on Luna-27 as a proof-of-principle ISRU demonstration with the ProSPA instrument. A breadboard model has been built to
test the reaction under static conditions, and water has successfully
been produced.
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Schieber G. L. Jones B. M. Orlando T. M. Loutzenhiser P. G.
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Characterization and Determination of Transport Properties
of Ar and N2 Through a Lunar JSC-1A Regolith
Simulant Packed Bed [#5034]
Understanding gas transport for the
extraction of water within regolith is a key step in the design of ISRU
systems. This study considers gas transport at low pressure in the porous
medium formed by regolith.
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Schmitt H. H.
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Lunar Helium-3 as the Foundation of Lunar and Mars Settlement
and a Earth-Moon Economy [#5084]
The fusion of lunar helium-3 with
itself or with deuterium offers the promise of environmentally benign
electrical power on Earth and flexible and rapid
interplanetary propulsion.
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Schuler J. M. Smith J. D. Mueller R. P. Nick A. J.
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RASSOR, the Low-Gravity Excavator [#5061]
Description of a robotic mining
vehicle designed to operate in low-gravity.
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Shafirovich E.
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Combustion-Based Methods for Construction on the Moon [#5081]
We will present the results of our
studies on the combustion of lunar and martian regolith simulants with
magnesium as well as on the combustion joining of ceramic tiles made of a
lunar regolith simulant.
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Sibille L. Saydam S. Tapia Cortez C.
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Modeling Tool for Lunar Mining Optimization and Resource
Processing Based on Geological Contexts [#5099]
A novel comprehensive mining and
materials processing model integrates the specific geology of the targeted
resource, as done in terrestrial mining industries to generate comparative
operational results for a particular resource deposit on the moon.
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Sibille L. Schreiner S. S. Dominguez J. A.
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Advance Concepts for Molten Regolith Electrolysis: One-Step Oxygen and Metals Production
Anywhere on the Moon [#5100]
Several integrated concepts were
recently developed by our team to advance this remarkable technology into
position for demonstration on the lunar surface. Laboratory tests have
demonstrated production of oxygen from any lunar regolith composition.
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Smith J. D. Schuler J. M. Nick A. J.
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Cryobotics: Testing of Strainwave Gearboxes [#5064]
Cryobotics, testing how strainwave gears
sets perform in extreme cryogenic temperature conditions.
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Steklov A. F. Vidmachenko A. P. Dashkiev G. N.
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On the Creation of Technology for a Comfortable Human Life
on the Moon [#5033]
We offer accommodation astronauts
below the surface of the Moon. We have developed a technology for creating
periscope lens-mirror systems for heating of the soil by sunlight near
endo-settlements under lunar surface.
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Stoica A.
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A Solar Power Infrastructure Around Shackleton Crater [#5096]
A solar power infrastructure around
the South Pole of the Moon could enable long term missions in regions without
natural solar illumination. It could change the way missions are designed and
operated, lower the barriers of entry, lower the cost of operation for
exploration and ISRU.
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Stubbs T. J. Purucker M. E. Hudeck J. D. Hoyt R. P. Malphrus B. K. Mesarch M. A. Bakhtiari-nejad M. Cruz-Ortiz G. E. Stoneking E. T. Johnson T. E. Chai D. J. Folta D. C. Vondrak R. R.
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Lunar Tethered Resource Explorer (Lunar T-REx): Identifying
Resources on the Moon Using Tethered SmallSats [#5049]
The Lunar T-REx
tethered CubeSat/SmallSat mission concept makes repeated low altitude
measurements that could be capable of identifying magnetic signatures
associated with economic mineralization at Nectarian-aged
impact features.
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Tombrowski L. W. Mardon A. A.
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Lunar Lava Tubes as Potential Sites for Human Habitation
and Resource Extraction [#5037]
A brief review of how the inside of
lunar lava tubes could be used as locations for human habitation and
resource extraction.
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Townsend I. I. Mueller R. P. Tamasy G. J. Nick A. J.
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Regolith Size Sorter and Hopper [#5075]
Regolith size sorter for lunar
regolith processing.
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Trautner R. Barber S. Carpenter J. Fisackerly R. Houdou B. Leese M. Rusconi A. Sefton-Nash E. Zamboni A.
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Development of the PROSPECT Payload Package for Subsurface
Sample Acquisition and Analysis of Lunar Volatiles [#5004]
ESAs PROSPECT package on board of
the Russian Luna-27 lander will support the extraction and analysis of lunar
surface and subsurface samples at a lunar near-polar landing site, and
acquire data from additional environmental sensors.
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Utz R. C. Miller M. C. Pass S. Valdez T. I.
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Robust Electrolyzer for Lunar
ISRU Applications [#5082]
Teledyne will discuss the development
and testing of an electrolyzer that is compatible
with lunar regolith-derived water sources.
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Vaughn L. A.
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A Modular Robotic System for In-Situ Extraction and
Processing of Lunar Resources [#5094]
An autonomous system of modular
robotic components is described that is capable of excavation and
transportation of materials between the various work centers of an
operational or demonstration lunar mining, manufacturing, and
construction facility.
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Vidmachenko A. P. Morozhenko A. V.
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Mineralogy of Moon Surface at Remote Polarimetric Investigations [#5032]
The current problem of the Moon
studies is still the mineralogical mapping of its surface. We offer an
experiment of polarization mapping of the surface of the moon in UV for phase
angles of 80120 degrees.
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Vonstad F. K. Ferreira P.
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Using an Interdisciplinary Sample Testing Framework for
Borehole Cores [#5051]
The research proposed is to create an
interdisciplinary Sample Testing Framework for space utilization, combining
earth sciences with current astrobiology testing. This would be done using
the newly developed Sample Testing Framework.
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Whizin A. Raut U. Retherford K. Miller M. Poenitzsch V. Kirkpatrick K. Shin H.
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In-Situ Synthesis of Propellants and 3D Printed Materials
from Lunar Regolith [#5086]
In order to enable operations and
long-term human and robotic presence on the lunar surface, our work advances
the science and technology required for scalable production in-situ building
materials as well as propellants from lunar feedstocks.
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Williams H. Dreyer C.
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Space Resource Enabling Technology Development at the
Colorado School of Mines [#5053]
At the Center for Space Resources in
the Colorado School of Mines, key enabling technologies for lunar ice mining,
regolith 3D printing, and in-situ geophysical investigation are being
actively developed and will be reviewed in this presentation.
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Wingo D.
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Vapor and Plasma Phase Pyrolysis; A Key to
Lunar Industrialization [#5098]
The vacuum of the Moon allows Vapor
Phase Pyrolysis production of metals and oxygen at much lower temperatures
than here on Earth.
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Wood S. E.
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Thermophysical Modeling of Cold Lunar Regolith: The Efffects of
Temperature-Dependent Thermal Properties, Cohesion, Composition, and Ice [#5085]
Thermal infrared observations provide
key data for identification and characterization of locations favorable for
ice(s). A new, mechanistic model for the effective regolith thermal
conductivity is presented that provides a powerful analysis tool.
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Zacny K. Paulsen G. Mank Z. Spring J. Chu P. Bergman D. Sanasarian L. Quinn J. Smith J. Kleinhenz J.
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TRIDENT Lunar Drill with PlanetVac
Pneumatic Sample Delivery: A New
Paradigm in Sample Acquisition and Delivery [#5059]
We present an approach for sample
acquisition and delivery to instruments for analysis. Sample acquisition is
done using a TRIDENT drill while sample delivery is performed using a PlanetVac pneumatic sample delivery.
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Zuniga A. F.
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NASA Lunar Development Lab Concept: A Leveraged Partnerships Approach for Lunar
Resource Extraction, Utilization and Infrastructure Development [#5062]
NASA Lunar Development Lab is a new
concept to bring together academia, industry and NASA in an accelerator
environment to generate new design solutions and technologies for lunar
resource extraction, utilization and infrastructure development.
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van Susante P. J. Alger R.
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Proposed New Testing Facility for Cold and Operational
Long Duration Testing of Lunar and Mars ISRU and Mobility [#5048]
Mining water and other resources from
the Moon, Mars and asteroids requires development and testing of mining
equipment. We propose to develop a test facility for large scale, long
duration ISRU testing under simulated lunar and martian conditions.
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