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About the Moon Regolith Oxygen Extraction (MoonROx) Challenge

Selected to serve as an Allied Organization by the NASA Centennial Challenges Program, the California Space Education and Workforce Institute (CSEWI) administers the MoonROx Challenge. The MoonROx Challenge is Co-Hosted by the California Space Authority (CSA).

The MoonROx Challenge is designed to promote the development of technologies and equipment to extract oxygen from lunar regolith. In-situ resource utilization (ISRU) technologies have the potential to significantly contribute to the success of future lunar missions planned by NASA under the U.S. Vision for Space Exploration. A $1 million dollar MoonROx prize will be awarded to the first team prior to July 2009 whose hardware can quickly extract breathable oxygen from a supply of lunar regolith simulant using a steady-state process.

Competition Summary:

• First to demonstrate competition, on first-qualified, first-served basis
• ISRU hardware should weigh no more than 50 kg and be reusable
• 2.5 kg of breathable oxygen must be extracted from lunar regolith simulant within 4 hours
• Power can not exceed 10 kW

Please see the rules to review all of the requirements for the challenge.