Being able to mine water on the moon could prove valuable for future space missions . and you had to bring all your gas with you from New York,” George Sowers, a professor at the Colorado School of Mines and former vice president at the United Launch Alliance, tells The Verge. Researchers recently claimed to have found evidence that water ice exists on the moon . This could be recycled inside a lunar habitat and used for drinking and growing plants for any future inhabitants . But perhaps the most immediate application would be using water 's two main components – hydrogen and oxygen – to make rocket propellant on the moon , which would radically reduce costs of space missions .
Being able to mine water on the moon could prove valuable for future space missions . Researchers recently claimed to have found evidence that water ice exists on the moon . This could be recycled inside a lunar habitat and used for drinking and growing plants for any future inhabitants . But perhaps the most immediate application would be using water 's two main components – hydrogen and oxygen – to make rocket propellant on the moon , which would radically reduce costs of space missions .