1.0Innovation Discoverieshttps://power2innovate.comadminhttps://power2innovate.com/author/admin/We could get large amounts of water from the moon by directing the sun at it - Innovation Discoveriesrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="yiKtu56ueN"><a href="https://power2innovate.com/we-could-get-large-amounts-of-water-from-the-moon-by-directing-the-sun-at-it/">We could get large amounts of water from the moon by directing the sun at it</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://power2innovate.com/we-could-get-large-amounts-of-water-from-the-moon-by-directing-the-sun-at-it/embed/#?secret=yiKtu56ueN" width="600" height="338" title="“We could get large amounts of water from the moon by directing the sun at it” — Innovation Discoveries" data-secret="yiKtu56ueN" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://power2innovate.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/we-could-get-large-amo.jpg672530Artist’s concept of a Lunar Thermal Mining Mission. Credit: Matt Olson One of the most commonly discussed challenges when starting our species’ space exploration journey is how to get the resources necessary for life off of the Earth. Typically this is thought of as two things—water and oxygen, but, luckily, oxygen can be supplied by …