Research

The Center for Space Resources (CSR) at Colorado School of Mines is a research and technology development center dedicated to the human and robotic exploration of space and the utilization of its resources through the joint efforts of academia, government, the private sector, and international collaboration. Since the late 1990s, CSR has pursued the study of space and planetary resources by developing technologies for prospecting, drilling, excavation, extraction, manufacturing, construction, and power generation, as well as conducting economic feasibility analyses and public policy studies.