To create oxygen on Mars, Hecht and his colleagues are working on a concept called in-situ resource utilization (ISRU). Essentially, that means making use of what is already on Mars to create what we need. They
The plant produces water, oxygen, and rocket fuel using local resources, and it will methodically build up all the necessary supplies for the next Mars mission, set to arrive in another two years.Kurt W. LeuchtSpectrum, IEEE
Setting up a human presence on Mars will come with a huge range of challenges, many of which are linked to one essential requirement: Power. Whether it’s forcreating oxygen, driving rovers, providing heat and light, or communications, future Mars residents will need a constant supply of elec...
Getting more fuel into the charge would make for a more powerful explosion. But you can't simply pump more fuel into the engine because you need an exact amount of oxygen burn a given amount of fuel. When idling or cruising at a constant speed, the mixture is14.7 parts of air to 1 ...
At the Mars base, you find all the food and other supplies you'll need mostly grown or manufactured on Mars. Water and oxygen are extracted from the Martian soil and atmosphere. Robots do much of the work. Counting your travel time, the time you will stay on Mars two to ...
Establishing a human presence on Mars will be risky, but researchers are finding solutions that will keep future residents alive long enough to die peacefully.
This water will evaporate, and to make oxygen, we'll take nitrogen from the Martian atmosphere. We'll create an atmosphere," Lansdorp said. That may work, technology permitting, and Lansdorp is sure it'll happen. But he is also certain that the Mars One colonists who leave Earth will be...
The atmosphere on Mars is about 100 times thinner than earth and it is not suitable for us to breath. It contains about 95% of carbon dioxide and little or no oxygen. This will make it very difficult for humans to survive there. Unlike Mars, which is not protected and is exposed to ...
All buildings on Mars have a dependency on each other and some are required for the colony to grow. Building shelters for colonists to live in requires oxygen, generating oxygen requires plants, growing plants requires water, extracting water from ice requires power, generating power requires mining...
Using electrolysis, some of these devices split water into hydrogen and oxygen gas. Then, the former is combined with an undesirable compound: carbon dioxide (CO2). Humans naturally exhale this colorless gas, but breathing in too much of it is hazardous to your health. On Earth that usually ...