00:00but also for their ambitions to reach Mars.
00:07MRE stands for Molten Regolith Electrolysis and is the technological core of Blue Alchemist,
00:15a system that doesn't see Luna Dust as a problem but as a reservoir of raw materials.
00:20The approach is radically simple and of immense strategic importance.
00:24Nuna Regolith is melted down and an electric current separates oxygen from metals,
00:32like iron, aluminium and silicon. The oxygen serves as breathing air and rocket fuel.
00:39The metals are turned into building materials, wiring and structures. Instead of limited batteries
00:45or imported solar panels, an infrastructure is created that expands on its own.
00:50This isn't some distant vision. Blue Alchemist has passed a critical design review,
00:56will be demonstrated autonomously in 2026 and is already supported by a NASA tipping point program.
