NASA selected Blue Origin to develop solar-power systems made from lunar regolith, the dust and pulverized rock found on the Moon, using a process called molten regolith electrolysis. A special reactor produces iron, silicon, and aluminum using regolith stimulants, generating oxygen as a byproduct, which can be used for propulsion as well as life support.
Blue Origin’s process purifies silicon to more than 99.999%, or the level of purity required to make efficient solar cells. Traditional silicon purification methods on Earth use large amounts of toxic and explosive chemicals, while this one utilizes just sunlight as well as the silicon from their special reactor. The technique also uses only molten regolith electrolysis byproducts to make cover glass for solar cells, which enables lunar lifetimes to exceed a decade.
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Harnessing the vast resources in space to benefit Earth is part of our mission, and we’re inspired and humbled to receive this investment from NASA to advance our innovation. First we return humans to the Moon, then we start to ‘live off the land,’” said Pat Remias, vice president, Capabilities Directorate of Space Systems Development.
