On 20th April, the US space agency NASA’s mission to Mars, Perseverance, collected carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere and converted it into breathable oxygen. According to NASA, Perseverance has an instrument (Marsh Oxygen) installed for this experiment. This toaster-sized tool enabled the separation of oxygen atoms from carbon dioxide molecules for this mission, for which carbon monoxide was prepared by heating the gas to about 1470 degrees Fahrenheit. In his letter to India, Faisal Edhi offers humanitarian help Why People’s Tribunals in Thar? Curriculum in Saudi Arabia to include Ramayana and Mahabharata The instrument’s first experiment produced 5 grams of oxygen, allowing an astronaut to breathe for 10 minutes in a space suit. According to NASA, the success of the experiment has opened up new avenues for future missions, especially missions in which humans will be sent to Mars in rockets, where they will need oxygen. For example, a rocket carrying 4 humans to Mars would need to send 55,000 pounds of oxygen, but it is not possible to send such a large amount of oxygen to Mars. That’s why this new technology will make it easier to find the Red Planet for future missions. Pakistani-American student blinded after … Continue reading NASA’s experiment to produce oxygen on Mars a success