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NASA generates oxygen on Mars
NASA generates oxygen on Mars
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NASA successfully generates oxygen on Mars surface.

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An instrument aboard NASA’s rover has completed a groundbreaking experiment on Mars, successfully generating oxygen on Mars. This toaster-sized device produced an adequate amount to support an astronaut for several hours, offering promising prospects for future human exploration.

In a historic world-first experiment, NASA has managed to generate sufficient oxygen on Mars to sustain an astronaut for a few hours. The Perseverance rover, which successfully touched down on the red planet in February 2021, has been intermittently converting atmospheric carbon dioxide into limited oxygen supplies for over two years.

With a device no larger than a microwave, NASA has successfully extracted a total of 122g of oxygen on Mars, which can sustain an astronaut for approximately three hours. Even a mere 5g of this oxygen is sufficient to support an astronaut for 10 minutes, sparking optimism that scaling up production could potentially support human life and serve as rocket fuel for future missions.

This groundbreaking device, known as MOXIE, has achieved oxygen production on 16 separate occasions since its initial attempt in April 2021, greatly surpassing NASA’s initial objectives, as Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy noted. She emphasized, “MOXIE’s remarkable performance demonstrates the feasibility of extracting oxygen from Mars’ atmosphere—an oxygen source that could aid in providing breathable air and rocket propellant for future astronauts.”

Melroy further emphasized the importance of developing technologies for resource utilization on the Moon and Mars, citing their critical role in establishing a sustainable lunar presence, fostering a robust lunar economy, and supporting the initial human exploration efforts on Mars.

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MOXIE’s peak performance saw the creation of 12g of oxygen per hour, twice NASA’s target, and with purity levels exceeding 98%.

In addition to its primary mission of searching for signs of ancient microbial life, the Perseverance rover, through MOXIE, has been dedicated to assessing conditions conducive to future human exploration. Notably, this mission also marked a historic moment with the successful flight of the Ingenuity mini-helicopter on another celestial body in April 2021.

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