Creating Oxygen on the Moon

The effects of gravity on oxygen generation have been studied in preparation for future lunar settlements

25 February 2022

Presented by Evelyna Wang with Mark Symes, University of Glasgow.

ASTRONAUT-ON-MOON

An astronaut standing on the Moon's surface

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As NASA aims to send humans back to the moon in the upcoming years, research on how to supply oxygen to future settlements on the moon are underway. Oxygen can be genearted from lunar resources such as ice. A team of researchers including Mark Symes, from the University of Glasgow and the European Space Agency, have been studying the effects of low gravity environments on oxygen production...