Honda will test in space a technology that in the future could allow astronauts to live on the moon surface

Honda will test in space a technology that he has developed first for his cars, a technology that, if proven viable, will help astronauts to stay on the surface of the Moon, when the first sustainable bases will be built, the publications The Verge and Phys.org write.

The Nipon car giant develops a mechanism capable of continuously generating electricity and oxygen – thus allowing astronauts to breathe, using solar energy and water.

The Japanese company will test its system of water electrolysis at high differential pressure aboard the international space station, and the test will test its technology of regenerative combustion batteries that can continuously produce hydrogen, oxygen and electricity.

“During the monthly day, the system will use the electricity generated by the sun to supply the process. The Honda water electrolysis system at high differential pressure will then produce hydrogen and oxygen in the water,” says the company.

“During the monthly night, when the moon does not receive sunlight, some of the oxygen will be used to breathe astronauts. The” Fuel Cell “Honda system will use the remaining oxygen, along with the hydrogen during the monthly day to generate electricity.”

Creating a reliable source of oxygen and electricity in space would help to establish habitats outside the Earth, in an era in which space trips with human crew will be more and more frequent.

The test on SSI, which Honda will perform in collaboration with American space companies Sierra Space and Tec-Masters, will check if her system works properly in space.

In recent years, several car builders, including the Toyota rival, have announced investments in the space industry, which is in full expansion.

At the beginning of January, Toyota, the world's largest car manufacturer, announced an investment of $ 44 million in the Japanese start-up of Interstellar Technologies.

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