Joey Palmowski

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Joey Palmowski is a pioneering aerospace engineer whose work centers on in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) for planetary exploration, with a particular focus on water extraction from Martian ice deposits. His most notable contribution is the development of **RedWater**, a TRL4/5 system designed to drill into Mars’ subsurface and melt water from locations identified by the SHARAD radar instrument. This system, built and tested at Honeybee Robotics, represents a critical step toward sustainable human missions to Mars, enabling fuel production, life support, and radiation shielding. Palmowski’s research has garnered attention within the space engineering community, with his 2021 paper accumulating 3 citations—a meaningful impact given the niche, applied nature of the work. His achievements include presenting a video demonstration of the RedWater system, showcasing its real-world functionality. By bridging the gap between orbital reconnaissance and practical extraction technology, Palmowski is helping to transform Mars from a destination into a habitable outpost, inspiring future engineers to tackle the challenges of off-world living.