ISRU for Water and Oxygen Production

In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) technologies are being developed to extract water from lunar regolith and convert it into oxygen and hydrogen for life support and propellant, crucial for long-duration missions.

Sources

• Overview: In-Situ Resource Utilization - NASA
• ISRU-ISRU Hydrogen Oxygen Production (IHOP-BAA) - NASA TechPort - Project
• ESA - Water and oxygen made on the Moon - European Space Agency
• ISRU Explained: How Moon Mining, Water Ice & 3D Printing Build a Trillion Dollar Lunar Base - YouTube
• NASA Oxygen and Water Production Architectures for Early Reusable Lander

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