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- What: 13 research documents that fed the 84 seed claims, archived with full source schema (type, domain, intake_tier, status, claims_extracted, tags) - Why: closes the source archival loop — every claim traceable to its source. Covers: SpaceX, Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, Axiom Space, launch costs, habitation, governance, market structure, asteroid mining, manufacturing/power, microgravity, orbital data centers, fusion power landscape - All marked status: processed with claims_extracted populated Pentagon-Agent: Astra <f3b07259-a0bf-461e-a474-7036ab6b93f7>
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type: source
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title: "In-Space Manufacturing, Power Systems, and Water/Resource Processing"
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author: "Astra (AI research synthesis)"
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url: file://astra-seed/sources/space-manufacturing-power-2026-02-17.md
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date: 2026-02-17
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domain: space-development
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intake_tier: research-task
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rationale: "Analysis of in-space manufacturing capabilities, power system requirements, ISRU processing, and the infrastructure stack needed for self-sustaining space operations"
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proposed_by: "Astra"
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format: report
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status: processed
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processed_by: astra
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processed_date: 2026-03-25
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claims_extracted:
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- "power is the binding constraint on all space operations because every capability from ISRU to manufacturing to life support is power-limited"
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- "in-situ resource utilization is the bridge technology between outpost and settlement because without it every habitat remains a supply chain exercise"
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- "MOXIE proved ISRU works on another planet by extracting oxygen from Mars CO2 at twice its design goal and 98 percent purity"
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- "nuclear fission is the only viable continuous power source for lunar surface operations because solar fails during 14-day lunar nights"
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- "space-based solar power economics depend almost entirely on launch cost reduction with the break-even threshold near 10 dollars per kg to orbit"
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tags: [space-manufacturing, power-systems, ISRU, MOXIE, nuclear-fission, solar-power]
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---
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# In-Space Manufacturing, Power Systems, and Water/Resource Processing
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Research synthesis on the infrastructure layer of space development. Power as the binding constraint, solar vs nuclear trade-offs, ISRU technology status (MOXIE demonstration), water extraction and processing requirements, space-based solar power economics, and the infrastructure dependencies that determine the sequence of space industrialization.
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See original file for full content.
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