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  • How Moon Dust Could Yield Oxygen, Fuel and Water

    01/08/2009 12:15:17 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 5 replies · 346+ views
    Space.com on Yahoo ^ | 1/8/09 | Laura Kinoshita , Astrobiology Magazine
    On Hawaii's Mauna Kea volcano, which rises more than 13,000 feet above sea level, there is a mid-level base facility where scientists can pretend they are on the moon. Hawaii's volcanic terrain, soil and remote environment provide an ideal environment for testing instruments and equipment that someday may be used by astronauts at a lunar base. Recently, a team of scientists working for the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) demonstrated its first field test for NASA's In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) Project. Research Operations Manager John Hamilton supported the mission simulation to show how astronauts will be...