MOXIE Could Help Future Rockets Launch Off Mars

NASA's Perseverance rover is equipped with a device called MOXIE, which is designed to convert Martian air into oxygen. If such a device were scaled up on future missions to operate on a larger scale, the gas could be used not just for breathing, but also for fuel.

One of the hardest things about sending astronauts to Mars will be getting them home. Laun…