FarView Observatory
Proposed radio telescope on the Moon's far side
Lunar Resources
Houston company spun out of NASA programs that melts simulated Moon soil with electricity to pull out oxygen and metals. It also develops pulsed-power equipment for industry and power grids on Earth.
Products, by altitude
The Moon · 384,400 km from Earth
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Lunar South Pole Oxygen Pipeline (LSPoP)
Study of a pipeline carrying oxygen across the Moon
Testing Molten regolith electrolysis reactor
Reactor that melts Moon dirt to make oxygen and metals
Milestones
- Oct 2023 Partner on a $2M NASA-funded Colorado School of Mines project to extract aluminum from lunar soil; Lunar Resources supplies the electrolysis reactors and casting technology.1
- Feb 2023 Selected with Wood by NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts program for a nine-month feasibility study of a Lunar South Pole Oxygen Pipeline. Company statement2
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