CNN reports:In a statement NASA applauded the performance of the MIT-created experiment . "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..."Rather than bringing large quantities of oxygen with them to Mars, future astronauts could live off the land, using materials they find on the planet's surface to survive."

Source: CNN September 10, 2023 15:22 UTC