Aluminum and liquid oxygen sourced from the moon are feasible propellants for future space missions
the verdict
SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
confidence 77/100
Current research and systems-level studies support the technical feasibility of extracting oxygen from lunar regolith to serve as propellant for future missions.
Evidence for · 2
A Systems-Level Approach to Extracting Oxygen from Lunar Regolith via Molten Regolith Electrolysis
2025 · cited by 1
This study presents a systems-level architecture demonstrating the feasibility of extracting up to 10 metric tonnes per year of oxygen from lunar regolith using molten regolith electrolysis.
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Oxygen Separation from Lunar Regolith
2007 · cited by 1
This paper evaluates the process thermodynamics and energy scale-up to establish the technical feasibility of extracting and collecting liquid oxygen from lunar regolith.