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In-Situ Resource Utilization 0
In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) involves harnessing and converting local materials from extraterrestrial environments into usable resources, such as water, oxygen, fuel, and building materials, to support human space exploration and reduce dependency on Earth supplies. This approach is critical for sustainable long-term missions, as it lowers costs, increases mission flexibility, and enables the establishment of permanent human presence on other celestial bodies.
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