How Moon Dust Could Yield Oxygen, Fuel and Water
On Hawaii?s Mauna Kea volcano, which rises more than 13,000 feet above
Recently, a team of scientists working for the Pacific
Representatives from four NASA space centers (Johnson,
The crew convened at a small campsite located at the bottom of
Strong winds had been gusting for days, reaching up to 45
"We know we have to do deal
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The type of dust that attracted the engineers to Hawaii is
A NASA-developed rover called SCARAB showed how a
Larger systems could produce oxygen from greater quantities
"We're trying to make the lunar outposts more
During this field test, a robotic excavator, similar in size
"It's one thing to test these instruments in the
Advanced Life Support
NASA's lunar exploration plan says that on-site lunar
Other concepts tested at the PISCES test site included a new
?We hope to make sure that we are not missing any process
The Canadian Space Agency is also contributing a utility
Frank Schowengerdt, director of PISCES, explains that the
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