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 available on other planetary bodies, from water ice to minerals. […]
Category:
Technology, Ames Research Center, Armstrong Flight Research Center, Flight Opportunities Program, Game Changing Development Program, Langley Research Center, Space Technology Mission Directorate
Posted on
May 4, 2026
Sign up for our newsletter:
Categories
4
1
14
13
3
1
180
48
3
15
2
1
12
1
5
35
5
1
360
2
12
13
1
1
6
6
1
8
373
18
5
1
155
2
1
11
10
57
10
33
2
1
270
124
10
1
2
10
149
10
5
3
41
1
226
2
1
8
14
1
10
14
1
30
2
45
2
1
4
639
20
10
3
2
1
1
1
37
14
1
2
17
1
29
214
296
42
1
1
1
2
7
3
10
377
26
33
6
18
1
16
47
134
1
44
1
203
1
3
7
6
10
17
1
5
353
1
1
68
2
51
39
10
17
1
3
1
1
2
1
198
105
104
4
1
137
10
21
1
93
2
110
13
3
10
1
4
6
18
163
2
44
1
21
3
55
1
2
11
395
6
2
1
33
6
2
62
33
1
29
5
10
38
1
13
108
4
26
14
25
18
17
2
3
110
3
4
Blog Posts
NASA’s SkyFall Helicopters at Work (Artist’s Concept)
August 6, 2026
Antenna Testing for NASA’s SkyFall Mission
August 6, 2026