Aluminum and liquid oxygen sourced from the moon are feasible propellants for future space missions

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Current research and systems-level studies support the technical feasibility of extracting oxygen from lunar regolith to serve as propellant for future missions.

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The claim is specific and empirical, and the provided papers both support the technical viability of extracting and collecting oxygen from the moon for use in space missions.

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A Systems-Level Approach to Extracting Oxygen from Lunar Regolith via Molten Regolith Electrolysis

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Kirby Runyon, Jodi Berdis, Bob Summers, Brenda Clyde, Karl Hibbitts, Michael Nord, Wes Fuhrman. A Systems-Level Approach to Extracting Oxygen from Lunar Regolith via Molten Regolith Electrolysis. 2025. https://doi.org/10.31223/x5g438

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

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Peter J. Schubert. Oxygen Separation from Lunar Regolith. 2007. https://doi.org/10.4271/2007-01-3107

This paper evaluates the process thermodynamics and energy scale-up to establish the technical feasibility of extracting and collecting liquid oxygen from lunar regolith.

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judged → SUPPORTED · 7701 Aug 2026

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