NASA Now: States of Matter: Finding and Using Water on the Moon
1,229 views · Published 14 May 2013 · 7:54 · Indexed 6 November 2026
Channel: NASA Video · 2013 · Education
Water is essential to sustaining life. When human explorers leave Earth, carrying enough water on a spacecraft is a major challenge. Carrying sufficient drinking water for astronauts, not to mention water needed for cooking, bathing and other uses, would be heavy. Dr. Ed Ethridge explains how NASA can use water found on the moonâs surface or other bodies in the solar system to reduce the cost of exploration.
