ISRU

This feature aims at introducing resource management in KSP2:

• a large collection of resources is available to the player to mine or harvest,
• new parts are added to store those resources, to scan for resources, or to convert them into fuel.

KSP2 Science Flavor Texts

This table lists all elements mentionned in the KSP2 Surface Survey flavor texts.

	Mun	Minmus	Duna	Ike	Eve	Gilly	Moho	Dres	Laythe	Vall	Tylo	Bop	Pol	Eeloo	Total
Chemical elements
Boron (B)									x (ocean)						1
Calcium (Ca)									x						1
Carbon (C)			x			x	x	x	x		x	x	x	x	9
Iode / Iodine (I)					x (atmo)				x (ocean)						2
Iron (Fe)	x	x		x	x	x	x	x		x		x	x		10
Hydrogen (H)					x	x									2
Lithium (Li)								x							1
Magnesium (Mg)			x			x			x						3
Niobium (Ni)													x		1
Nickel (Ni)	x	x		x	x	x		x		x		x			8
Nitrogen (N)														x	1
Oxygen (O)	x		x			x		x	x	x		x	x	x	9
Potassium (K)			x						x						2
Protactinium 234 (234 Pa)									x						1
Sodium (Na)			x						x						2
Thorium 234 (234 Th)									x				x		2
Uranium 238 (238 U)									x				x		2
Chemical compounds
Ammonia (NH3)						x						x	x
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)								x
Carbon dioxide (CO2)			x			x			x			x	x	x
Carbon monoxide (CO)						x								x
Hydrogen iodide (HI)					x
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S)					x
Magnetite (Fe3O4)	x
Methane (CH4)						x
Sodium chloride / Salt (NaCl)			x						x				x
Silicon dioxide / Sand / Silicates (SiO2)			x		x	x	x		x			x	x
Silicon (SiO)		x							x			x
Sulfur (S8)					x		x
Sulfur dioxide (SO2)													x
Water (H2O)			x						x	x		x	x	x
Minerals
Amphibole						x
Basalt / Volcanic rock	x		x	x	x		x						x	x
Carbonaceous chondrites/mudstone/rock/shale											x	x	x	x
Feldspar	x						x
Ferrous ore	x	x		x	x	x	x	x		x		x	x
Granite					x	x								x
Ilmenite	x
Niobium ore													x
Olivine	x					x	x
Pyroxene	x					x	x						x
Quartz		x					x
Sandstone									x
Serpentine						x
Others
Organic chemicals									x				x	x

Proposed resource distribution and processing

Everything requires electric charge.

Input	Output	Device	Type
-	Magnetite (Fe3O4)	Drill	Mining
Magnetite (Fe3O4) Hydrogen (H2)	Iron (Fe) Water (H2O)	Ferrothermal Reductor	Processing
Water (H2O)	Hydrogen (H2) Oxygen (O2)	Electrolytic Cell	Processing
Hydrogen (H2)	Liquid Hydrogen (H2)	Compressor	Processing
Oxygen (O2)	Liquid Oxygen (O2)	Compressor	Processing