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Tipping Point Contract Awarded by NASA to SNC

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Tom Patton
Nov 20, 2020
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Sierra Nevada Corporation has been selected for a Tipping Point contract as part of NASA’s solicitation to further develop its carbothermal reduction process, which harvests oxygen from minerals on the surface of the Moon.

“Oxygen is one of our most valuable resources for space travel and harvesting oxygen from local in-space resources will be efficient …

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