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A team of Chinese researchers say they managed to convert actual lunar regolith samples into a source of rocket fuel and oxygen - a potential gamechanger for future space explorers hoping to make use of in-situ resources to fuel up for their return journey.The researchers found that the lunar soil samples can act as a catalyst to convert carbon dioxide and water from astronauts' bodies and environment into methane and oxygen, as detailed in a paper published in the National Science Review.
A team of Chinese researchers say they managed to convert actual lunar regolith samples into a source of rocket fuel and oxygen - a potential gamechanger for future space explorers hoping to make use of in-situ resources to fuel up for their return journey.The researchers found that the lunar soil samples can act as a catalyst to convert carbon dioxide and water from astronauts' bodies and environment into methane and oxygen, as detailed in a paper published in the National Science Review.
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