How will we extract water on the moon? We asked the NASA Technologist.

Water on the Moon

Water is a game-changing resource to find on another world. With the right technologies, it can be mined and used to produce propellant and breathable oxygen. Thanks to data from spacecraft orbiting the Moon, scientists believe the polar regions are rich with water below the lunar surface. But NASA has never explored these regions or directly detected the water. PRIME-1 will help identify and assess the abundance and quality of water in an area expected to contain ice. This information will inform future missions and sustainable operations, including in-situ resource utilization, on the Moon.