Helios. (courtesy)

An Israeli startup invented technology to produce oxygen in space from a lunar substance called regolith.

One obstacle to expanded space exploration is sourcing oxygen to breathe.

An Israeli startup called Helios is solving that problem with a technology that produces oxygen in space from a lunar substance called regolith.

While such technology used to be solely the domain of sci-fi games like Terraforming Mars, Israel is bringing this technology to life!