NASA Seeks Water on the Moon to Fuel Its Mission to Get Humans to Mars | WSJ

NASA is partnering with SpaceX, Blue Origin and others to search for water on the moon. Water is the foundation for rocket propellant, which could supply refueling stations in the cosmos and make Mars trips cheaper. Photo illustration: Crystal Tai

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[ok]

Can't believe that i may actually see space travel in my lifetime. Crazy.

[ShaudaySmith]

exciting stuff. Would love my parents to be able to see both the first moon landing and, at least, preparations for mars landings. Hopeful these endeavors are fruitful.

[axem.]

What an exciting time we are living in.

[dacoconutking]

moon: has oil
america: *allow us to introduce ourselves*

[collinbrown]

Well duh, I’ve played space engineers. You can turn that ice into hydrogen fuel in a jiffy

[Mango_B]

If we start mining the moon, and therefore decrease its mass, won't that negatively affect its orbit and Earth's orbit? What about tides? Have we thought everything through?

[AndrejsBoka]

I think this is a amazing news actually the future for the humanity is only in the space and feel such steps as very exciting and I believe I will live till time when on the moon will be the headquarters, the bases and the possibility to go further in this into the space :)

[GK-uifv]

After whatever little polar moon water is used, what will happen to space missions ?

[davidomego]

Yt is getting real comfortable with these 15 sec ads

[gian]

Imagine not only the moon but other moons on solar system titan or Ceres Triton and Pluto and Pluto moons more water ice for fuel we will go beyond the solar system

[bautistamercader]

Hidrogen isn't the most used rocket fuel of today, spacex launched 50-60% of the launches in 2020 and the falcon 9 uses kerosene.

[fladim]

I would like to speak with the analyst that can come up with that figure "the industry will be worth $206bn"... 0:31

[vishnupriyatham]

Setup a Recycle Plant and Water Harvesting on Moon before Extracting its Resources

[dssanders]

Surfers on earth get ready for some sick waves-thanks moon station?!

[mattfavaloro]

I literally left my comment three seconds before he said the tyranny of the rocket equation I'm at 1:26 my previous message was before hilarious

[blazed]

Soon it's gonna be sad leaving earth thinking about your loved ones and everything you ever knew

[eliasgallegos]

This was a very informative rundown and the interviews are appreciated! Thanks

[dikshantrathi]

Cheers to the graphics team! Great job!

[ev.c]

GTA V has a very funny pseudo-cartoon in its television mocking American imperialism. It’s called Space Rangers.

[TheDonG]

I wonder how blue origin gonna get to the moon when they can't even get to orbit 🤔