Charging the Final Frontier
By Robert Moses, NASA Langley Research Center - Retired
PLatform Technology
A Platform Technology is a convolution of complex systems that operate in concert when commanded for completing common mission goals and objectives. Platform Technology becomes the Advanced Tool sought by others due to its advanced performance capabilities and forms the foundation from which future systems with the latest technology are built.
Resource Prospecting & Soil Analysis
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Sang H. Choi and Robert W. Moses
AIAA 2022-1758
Session: Sensor Systems and Information Systems VI
Published Online:29 Dec 2021
Sang H. Choi and Robert W. Moses
AIAA 2022-1697
Session: Lunar Exploration
Published Online:29 Dec 2021
Lunar Surface Construction
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Cassegrain System
Solar Sintering Lunar Regolith for Constructing a Reusable Landing & Launch Pad for a Reusable Lander
Multi Purpose Cassegrain System
Lunar Safe Haven / Shelter Construction
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Space Resources for Humans - Mars & Humans - Moon
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2015-4479
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2018-5356
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20160005963
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Lander
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Power & Propulsion Resources
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https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20210016143
Frontiers of Space Power and Energy
NASA/TM-20210016143 - July 2021 - Dennis M. Bushnell, Robert W. Moses, and Sang H. Choi Langley Research ...
Aerocapture & Entry Descent Landing Resources
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2022-0934
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2017-5288
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2018-5360
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