Blue Origin Making Solar Cells from Lunar Regolith
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#68ZZF)
Since 2021, Blue Origin has been making solar cells and transmission wire from regolith simulants. Using regolith simulants, their reactor produces iron, silicon, and aluminum through molten regolith electrolysis, in which an electrical current separates those elements from the oxygen to which they are bound. Oxygen for propulsion and life support is a byproduct. Above ...