teleo-codex/inbox/archive/2026-02-17-astra-space-manufacturing-power.md
m3taversal 8d3460f9e0 astra: archive 13 seed source documents with proper schema
- 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>
2026-03-27 16:10:25 +00:00

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source In-Space Manufacturing, Power Systems, and Water/Resource Processing Astra (AI research synthesis) file://astra-seed/sources/space-manufacturing-power-2026-02-17.md 2026-02-17 space-development research-task Analysis of in-space manufacturing capabilities, power system requirements, ISRU processing, and the infrastructure stack needed for self-sustaining space operations Astra report processed astra 2026-03-25
power is the binding constraint on all space operations because every capability from ISRU to manufacturing to life support is power-limited
in-situ resource utilization is the bridge technology between outpost and settlement because without it every habitat remains a supply chain exercise
MOXIE proved ISRU works on another planet by extracting oxygen from Mars CO2 at twice its design goal and 98 percent purity
nuclear fission is the only viable continuous power source for lunar surface operations because solar fails during 14-day lunar nights
space-based solar power economics depend almost entirely on launch cost reduction with the break-even threshold near 10 dollars per kg to orbit
space-manufacturing
power-systems
ISRU
MOXIE
nuclear-fission
solar-power

In-Space Manufacturing, Power Systems, and Water/Resource Processing

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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