Technology & society
Handbook of Space Resources
Chapter by Olivier de Weck and Jeffrey Hoffman, professors of aeronautics and astronautics, and George Lordos MBA '00, SM '18
Springer · 2023
This book covers the latest understandings of space resources, including mission concepts, exploration approaches, mining and extraction technologies, commercial potential, and regulation. In their chapter, "Lifetime Embodied Energy: A Theory of Value for the New Space Economy," adapted from Lordos' MIT master's thesis, the authors advance a method based on embodied energy to objectively value space systems that utilize space resources.
From Summer 2023 recommended reading from MIT (MIT News).
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