Sustainability mapping of materials in the space sector (IMAGE)
Caption
This schematic categorizes the principal chemical elements used across the major functional components of spacecrafts into five material domains: main structural materials, ignition and firing equipment, electronic systems and components, energy storage systems, and outer protective coatings. Each domain is color coded and spatially mapped onto simplified rocket and satellite models to reflect functional segmentation. Elements that are critically important, for either their high usage or unique functional roles, are annotated with corner triangles indicating their sustainability level (top left) and global reserves (bottom right); red, orange, and green denote high, medium, and low, respectively.
Credit
Yang et al., Chem Circularity
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CC BY-SA