1. The Moon’s surface has enough oxygen to keep billions alive for 100,000 years
According to John Grant, lecturer in Soil Science, Southern Cross University, alongside advances in space exploration, much time and money have been invested into technologies that could allow effective space resource utilization. At the forefront of these efforts has been a laser-sharp focus on finding the best way to produce oxygen on the Moon. In October, the Australian Space Agency and NASA signed a deal to send an Australian-made rover to the Moon under the Artemis program, with the aim to collect lunar rocks that could ultimately provide breathable oxygen on the Moon.
Although the Moon does possess an atmosphere, it’s very thin and composed mostly of hydrogen, neon, and argon. It’s not the sort of gaseous mixture that could sustain oxygen-dependent mammals such as humans. However actually plenty of oxygen is present on the Moon. Not in....
