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NASA's Lunar Resource Development
NASA is fostering the development of technologies to extract resources such as hydrogen and helium-3 from lunar soil. These in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) capabilities aim to support long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars.
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To support long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars, NASA and industry are developing technologies that can extract resources such as hydrogen and helium-3 from lunar soil, known as regolith. This capability, known as in-situ resource utilization (ISRU), allows explorers to use what is already av
2026-05-04 20:32 UTC