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. […]
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Technology, Ames Research Center, Armstrong Flight Research Center, Flight Opportunities Program, Game Changing Development Program, Langley Research Center, Space Technology Mission Directorate
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May 4, 2026
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