Moondust Miners
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- Kazaam
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http://www.wired.com/science/space/magazine/15-09/ps_moondust
NASA hopes to establish a human settlement on the moon, and humans need oxygen. By happy coincidence, oxygen is one of the main components more than 40 percent by mass of regolith, the fine dust that blankets the lunar surface. Theoretically, if you heat up all that silicon dioxide, calcium oxide, iron oxide, and so on, the O2 will bubble right out, good for inhalation and maybe even fuel for the rocket ride home. Of course, you have to collect the stuff first. The task facing the competitors is to scoop up at least 150 kilos in 30 minutes. Teams that succeed will qualify for a shot at $250,000 in prize money.-
- tags:
- NASA, Moon, Competition
