Lunar Permanence will require using resources on the Moon rather than hauling them from Earth. Our in-situ resource utilization system extracts oxygen from lunar regolith to create breathable air for astronauts and propellant for refueling landers and fuel cells. It also produces iron, aluminum, silicon, construction materials, and even solar power systems. The materials for a Moon base are produced right where they’re needed, and at much lower cost than being brought from Earth.

@blueorigin What propellant are you creating? From what? And what gas are you mixing the oxygen with to create breathable air?

@C_S_Skeptic @blueorigin Nitrogen is not consumed in life support. Bring your supply with you and keep using it.

@JefeGlancy @blueorigin Doesn't help in creating NEW air, Jeff.

@C_S_Skeptic @JefeGlancy @blueorigin It does if your BRING the nitrogen. Bring 30t of nitrogen in a single expended BM lander and combine it with O2 produced on size. that is enough to create 37.5t of air. At one atmosphere that is 28,000 m3 habitable area or the equivalent of 73 ISS.