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Old 19-12-2017, 11:16 AM
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NASA Resource Prospector designed to search and process water on the Moon

Alex Stuckley reports in the Houston Chronicle today on the NASA
Resource Prospector, a 6-square-foot rover with a drill and
associated equipment to find and process water on the moon.

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Originally Posted by Alex Stuckley, Houston Chronicle
The project started three years ago, when several NASA centers, including Johnson Space Center, embarked on a quest to learn more about availability of water on the moon. If there is enough water that can be collected easily, the elements could be broken down to create rocket fuel, for example, or astronaut life support.

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Launch of the rover still is about five years away, but Bluethmann said that if the recent federal excitement helps get the rover into flight, "we'll be very excited."
Story and pictures here :-
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news...e-12437664.php
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