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Lunar Boom Town/LOX Domestic and Exports

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It is an interesting fact that if you heat lunar regolith to the proper temperature it releases oxygen as some of the minerals breakdown. This oxygen can then be cooled to a liquid and bottled.

There is an interesting NASA contest to design a tiny lox extraction plant for a demonstrator. see this link

How can we make money off of such a common place material so easy to extract?

What can we do if others start combining lox extraction with other processes to make more efficient use of the energy consumed? Upgrade or liquidate.

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