lunar soil

08.21.08

Mining the Moon

Take a tour of NASA´s smashing new plan to harvest life-sustaining oxygen and hydrogen from the lunar soil, including a must-see video of the moon-mining craft in action
By Gregory Mone Posted 07.01.2006 at 2:00 am 0 Comments

Before NASA sends astronauts to live on the moon in 2020, per presidential mandate, the agency must first figure out what resources the lunar neighborhood has to offer. Are there stores of ice that could be melted and processed to provide oxygen to breathe and hydrogen for rocket fuel? Or is the potential fuel locked up inside rocks?

[ Read Full Story ]
READ MORE ABOUT > , , , , , , , , , , ,

POPSCI'S 21ST ANNUAL BEST OF WHAT'S NEW


Every year, PopSci honors the top 100 innovations in categories such as consumer products, medical tech and engineering.

Learn more and submit your product or technology today at popsci.com/enter.

Share your photos in the Pop Sci pool at www.flickr.com!
Current theme: Science Close Up

PPX: The PopSci Predictions Exchange

RSS Link

New IPO

  • NASA Launches Mission

    Will NASA successfully launch STS-125, the Hubble servicing mission, by the end of October?

Hot Stocks

  • China's Gold Medals

    Will China beat the United States for total medals in the Beijing Olympics?

  • NASA Launches Mission

    Will NASA successfully launch STS-125, the Hubble servicing mission, by the end of October?

Ready to bet on the future? Start here!

Subscribe for 2 free issues!

may2008_cover.jpg