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Demonstration of Oxygen Production on the Moon and Mars
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Scientists and engineers at NASA are currently developing flight instruments which will demonstrate oxygen production on the Moon and Mars. REGA will extract oxygen from the lunar regolith, measure implanted solar wind and indigenous gases, and monitor the lunar atmosphere. MIP will demonstrate oxygen production on Mars, along with key supporting technologies including filtration, atmospheric acquisition and compression, thermal management, solar cell performance, and dust removal.
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Allen, C., Kaplan, D., and McKay, D., "Demonstration of Oxygen Production on the Moon and Mars," SAE Technical Paper 972498, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/972498.Also In
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