Extraterrestrial Drilling and Excavation

This chapter contains sections titled: Why Subsurface Exploration? Methods for Subsurface Access on Extraterrestrial Bodies Grinders and Rock Abrasion Tools Scoops Moles Ultrasonic and Percussive Actuated Drills Surface Drills Shallow Drilling: One Meter Class Drills Ten-Meter Class Drills Deep Drills (>10 m) Past and Present Subsurface Access Missions Future Sampling Missions Future European Prospects in Science and Exploration Programs Bio-Inspired Drilling Systems for Future Space Applications Drilling Automation Testing of Subsurface Systems Space Analogs on Earth for Field Test Simulations of In Situ Planetary Drilling Drill Evaluation Criteria Conclusions References