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Blue Origin announced Project Oasis, a multi-phase initiative to identify key lunar resources from orbit, assess them on the ground, and harness them in situ. Oasis-1, alongside Luxembourg partners, is the first mission in the Oasis campaign. It will create the most detailed high-resolution maps to date of lunar water ice, Helium-3, radionuclides, rare earth elements, precious metals, and other materials crucial for humanity’s expansion into space for the benefit of Earth.
Harnessing the water ice found by Oasis-1 could provide hydrogen and oxygen for spacecraft propellant, positioning the Moon as an off-world refueling station for orbital destinations and deep space missions. Additionally, lunar resources could support local lunar surface power, advanced in-space...
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