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In a 1st, NASA's Perseverance rover makes breathable oxygen on Mars (www.livescience.com)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Start a fire!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

As important, the oxygen is produced from locally-sourced CO2, not from water brought from elsewhere.

So it's not limited by the rocket's or craft's carrying capacity.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Is there any evidence of this or is it just "NASA says" as usual?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago

Seeing as it's their river and they are operating it, not sure what exactly you want as evidence.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

It is the purpose of the MOXIE unit, which they had proved a small amount from back in 2021. OG press release

Wrapping up of moxie Press release