Spaceflight πŸš€Jan 6, 2023

#BBC πŸ“† 08th September, 2022 #MOXIE "can produce #oxygen at the same rate as a #tree 🌴 on #Earth by inhaling #carbon #dioxide from the Martian #atmosphere and #exhaling oxygen" https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/mars-rovers-moxie-oxygen-generator-one-step-closer-to-supporting-human-life-on-the-red-planet

#Mars #Oxygen #In-Situ #Resource #Utilization #Experiment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Oxygen_ISRU_Experiment

Next #generation might be a #plasma #reactor firing an #electron beam into the reaction #chamber https://www.science.org/content/article/plasma-reactors-could-create-oxygen-mars

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#ISRU #SpaceScience #SpaceColonization #HumanSpaceflightBasics

Mars rover’s MOXIE oxygen generator one step closer to supporting human life on the Red Planet

The small instrument, stored on NASA's Perseverance rover, can produce oxygen at the same rate as a tree on Earth.

BBC Science Focus Magazine