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1980: Handbook of Lunar Materials. NASA Reference Publication 1057. Technical report: the physical, chemical, thermodynamic, and geologic data on lunar rocks, minerals, and processes are summarized, and a set of data on metals that might be extracted from lunar materials is presented. 183 pages. [PDF 3.4 MB]
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1981: Report of Workshop on Methodology for Evaluating Potential Lunar Resource Sites. NASA Technical Memorandum 58235. 58 pages. [PDF 3.5 MB]
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1990: Geoscience and a Lunar Base: A Comprehensive Plan for Lunar Exploration. NASA Conference Publication 3070. 79 pages. [PDF 6.5 MB]
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2000: System Architecture Development for a Self-Sustaining Lunar Colony. Douglas O'Handley. 69 pages. [PDF 1.4 MB]
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2002: The Case for Commercial Lunar Ice Mining: Final Report of the NASA Exploration Team. 78 pages. [PDF 2.3 MB]
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2004: Development of the Moon. Michael B. Duke, Lisa R. Gaddis, G. Jeffrey Taylor, Harrison H. Schmitt. 77 pages. [PDF 1.1 MB]
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2005: Materials Refining for Solar Array Production
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