Preparing for Human Exploration of the Red Planet

https://soundcloud.com/nasa/moxies-air-compressor-pumping-away-on-mars?utm_source=www.nasa.gov&utm_campaign=wtshare&utm_medium=widget&utm_content=https%253A%252F%252Fsoundcloud.com%252Fnasa%252Fmoxies-air-compressor-pumping-away-on-mars When the first astronauts land on Mars, they may have the descendants of a microwave-oven-size device to thank for the air they breathe and the rocket propellant that gets them home. That device, called MOXIE, is the first-ever demonstration of technology that humans could use to survive on, and leave, the Red Planet. NASA’s Oxygen-Generating Experiment MOXIE Completes Mars Mission https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-s-oxygen-generating-experiment-moxie-completes-mars-mission