Regolith Valve Development (RVD)

Canceled TRL 3 (started at 2, targeting 3)

Description

Develop valves and valve specifications for extended operations for In-Situ propellant and consumables production including oxygen from regolith and water from icy regolith.

Benefits

Provide technical results as to which valves and what type can be used with lunar regolith and identify how long the valve can be used before failure. Potentially create innovative valves for use with lunar regolith.

Details

Technology area	Exploration Destination Systems > In Situ Resource Use > Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables
Program	Game Changing Development (GCD)
Lead organization	Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH
Start date	2022-01-31
End date	2022-05-31

Project contacts

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Erica N Montbach — erica.n.montbach@nasa.gov
Margaret P Proctor — margaret.p.proctor@nasa.gov

How to get involved

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