Riding with the Perseverance rover, the instrument has proved to be a viable technology for astronauts on Mars to produce oxygen for fuel and breathing.

Paving the way for future Mars explorers.

MOXIE, a tech demo aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover, has completed its mission of extracting oxygen from the Martian atmosphere, a test that could help supply breathable air or rocket propellant for future astronauts.

  • LazaroFilmEnglish
    3•2 years ago

    Can Moxie also give you some alcohol?

    • @paulhammond5155OPEnglish
      2•2 years ago

      That would be cool, I’m sure there are a bunch of engineers that have already looked at that :)