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How engineers are creating oxygen for future moon missions from material found on the moon

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Lunar soil is filled with valuable materials, such as oxygen, as well as metals including iron, titanium, and lithium.

Sierra Space is working on perfecting the science so astronauts can live off the lunar base more easily.

The process involves a box-like machine that can take in soil (or, when on the moon, regolith) and turn it into a thick, sticky substance.