ISRU
An AI Chemist Made A Catalyst to Make Oxygen On Mars Using Local Materials
Breaking oxygen out of a water molecule is a relatively simple process, at least chemically. Even so, it does require…
What Type of Excavator Is Most Suitable for Asteroids?
Digging in the ground is so commonplace on Earth that we hardly ever think of it as hard. But doing…
Chinese Researchers Devise New Strategy for Producing Water on the Moon
In the coming years, China and Roscosmos plan to create the International Lunar Research PStation (ILRSP), a permanent base in…
New Study Shows Mars Could be Terraformed Using Resources that are Already There
The idea of terraforming Mars, making its atmosphere and environment more Earth-like for human settlement, goes back decades. During that…
Resources on Mars Could Support Human Explorers
In the coming decades, multiple space agencies and private companies plan to establish outposts on the Moon and Mars. These…
Making Rocket Fuel Out of Lunar Regolith
In the coming years, NASA and other space agencies plan to extend the reach of human exploration. This will include…
How Much Water Would a Self-Sustaining Moonbase Need?
As humanity returns to the Moon in the next few years, they’re going to need water to survive. While resupplies…
Engineers Design Habitats for the Moon Inspired by Terminite Mounds
Through the Artemis Program, NASA intends to send astronauts back to the Moon for the first time since the Apollo…
Chickpeas Grown in Lunar Regolith Are Stressed but Reach Maturity
A recent preprint investigates how chickpeas have been successfully grown in lunar regolith simulants (LRS), marking the first time such…
NASA Wants to Learn to Live Off the Land on the Moon
In preparation for the upcoming Artemis missions to the lunar south pole, NASA recently solicited a Request for Information (RFI)…