A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon Sunday, the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart business on Earth’s celestial neighbor ahead of astronaut missions.
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I’m sure NASA figured out a way, but how exactly does a vacuum work in space?
Excellent question.
Tldr it brings its own gas. It uses pressurized gas to create a vortex of regolith and whatever thin atmosphere exists, and then the vortex is directed into an intake pipe.
the moon has an atmosphere https://science.nasa.gov/moon/lunar-atmosphere/
