Sierra Space advances lunar oxygen extraction technology for long-term habitation
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 20, 2024
Sierra Space, a prominent player in commercial space ventures and defense technologies, has announced the successful testing of its Carbothermal Oxygen Production Reactor. This proprietary system, tested in NASA's Johnson Space Center thermal vacuum chamber, marks the first instance of oxygen being extracted from simulated lunar soil in a lunar-like environment using a standalone automated syste
Sierra Space, a prominent player in commercial space ventures and defense technologies, has announced the successful testing of its Carbothermal Oxygen Production Reactor. This proprietary system, tested in NASA's Johnson Space Center thermal vacuum chamber, marks the first instance of oxygen being extracted from simulated lunar soil in a lunar-like environment using a standalone automated syste