User:Jarogers2001

James Rogers

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I'm a bit overwhelmed with assignments and will be going idle for a week or two during a coming round of tests. You can drop me a message on my User Talk page if you have any problems. I'll check it weekly. - Jarogers2001 06:39, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

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The Moon Society

Father of one.
Gardener, chef, tinkerer, HAM Radio operator, amateur geologist (rock collector), Nerd and general handyman.

Callsign: KE5SGA

Currently enrolled in a University Transfer Program for Mathematics and Engineering.
Prospective degree: Bachelor. Aerospace Engineering/Astronautix.

Lunar Interests

If it is done every day down here, it can probably be done up there (with modifications)

Human Waste Reclamation as a basis for Agriculture and Manufacturing.

Urine, feces, flakes of skin, toenails, hair, and other bodily fluids can provide a wealth of bio-materials with a minimum of processing. Reclamation of water is also necessary. Sounds disgusting, but we did it for thousands of years already.
Passive sterilization by exposure to outside radiation.

Lunar Geology and Resources.

KREEP, outgassing, and regolith, if harvested and processed, may cut down on the supplies required from earth.

Chemistry as a means of ISRU and Manufacturing.

Chemistry will allow us to reduce lunar minerals into raw materials and finished products.
- Examples:
  - From Ilmenite to oxygen via ilmenite reduction.
  - From KREEP to potassium phosphate fertilizer, nuclear fuel, and a variety of useful metals (Rare Earth Elements).

Biochemistry as a means of ISRU and Manufacturing.

Biochemistry will allow us to process and utilize our own biological waste as well as make use of other organisms.
- Examples:
  - Ammonia fertilizer from urine and fecal fluids.
  - Beer in a sintered cup sheathed in soy plastic.