{"id":40750,"date":"2024-11-30T11:23:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T17:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=40750"},"modified":"2024-12-01T07:39:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T13:39:07","slug":"lox-of-l-o-v-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=40750","title":{"rendered":"LOx of L.O.V.E."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LOX<\/sub> of L.O.V.E.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The L<\/strong>unar O<\/strong>xygen V<\/strong>iability E<\/strong>xperiment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Today WLBOTT<\/strong> embarks on a bold new initiative: LOX<\/sub> of L.O.V.E.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In partnership with NASA, we commit to generating an oxygen-rich atmosphere on the moon.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Although there are enormous technical challenges, the concept is deceptively simple. The moon’s “soil,” or lunar regolith<\/strong>, is rich in oxygen-bearing minerals. Extracting oxygen from regolith (via electrolysis) requires 6\u20137 kWh\/kg of oxygen. The energy to extract 1kg of O2<\/sub> is approximately equal to the energy required to make 175 slices of toast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As frequent visitors to WLBOTT<\/strong> will recall, in September of this year we introduced the Portable Personal Fusion Device (PP-FuD<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/div>

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A one megawatt fusion generator the size of a large ice chest will be used heat the lunar regolith and apply a sizable DC current to liberate the oxygen molecules.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Because of cost and time limitations, our goal will be to achieve an atmospheric pressure on the moon equal to that at the top of Mt. Everest (~33.7 kPa, or about 1\/3 of Earth’s sea level pressure)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We estimate this project will take approximately 18 million years.<\/strong> Details to follow in the Technical Specs sub-BLOTT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Due to the extensive nature of LOX<\/sub> of Love<\/strong>, we will break it into the following sub-BLOTTs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n