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New material could help NASA melt moon rocks, harness lunar resources
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A material recently discovered and tested at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland could help astronauts pack lighter for future missions to the moon. NASA is researching ways explorers could "live off the land" by harnessing lunar resources, including melting moon rocks to extract metals for building infrastructure and oxygen for fuel and life support.
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