NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover extracts first oxygen from the red planet

A toaster-size, experimental instrument aboard Perseverance Mars Rover called the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) accomplished the task. The test took place April 20, the 60th Martian day, or sol since the mission landed February 18.     While the technology demonstration is just getting started, it could pave the way for science fiction to …

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