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We might be a little late on reporting for this one \u2013 the space exploration community is large, and sometimes, it\u2019s hard to keep track of everything happening. But whenever there is a success, it\u2019s worth pointing out. Back in June, two teams successfully completed the latest stage of the Break the Ice Challenge to mine water from the Moon.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n The Break, the Ice Challenge is one of NASA\u2019s Centennial Challenges, which aims to tackle technologies useful in later space exploration. The Centennial Challenges have been around in different guises for almost two decades. Still, recently, they have narrowed their focus to three challenges, mainly pertaining to the upcoming Artemis moon missions. However, nearly every year, they have a challenge that pushes the boundaries of known technology closer to the end-use case for a mission.<\/p>\n This year, the competition took place at Alabama A&M\u2019s Agribition Center in Huntsville, near NASA\u2019s Marshall Spaceflight Center. It took place on June 11th and 12th and featured seven teams that had made it to the finals by passing tests in earlier stages.<\/p>\n \n