Lunar Water Ice Mining Study by Ethos Space Resources

Ethos Space Resources recently published a study on lunar water. In brief, Ethos aims to develop lunar infrastructure, including roads and landing pads, by processing lunar soil. They also plan to extract lunar oxygen to sell as propellant for lunar landers and spacecraft. In this video I look at Ethos Space Resources’ study on lunar water to gain insight into their strategies for prospecting, harvesting, and processing lunar water ice.

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00:00 Intro
01:28 Water: The Oil of Space
02:42 Where is Lunar Water Located?
03:05 Can We Commercially Extract Lunar Water Ice Today?
03:30 Evidence for Water Ice in the Moon’s South Pole Region
04:50 How Pure is Lunar Water Ice?
05:27 Locating Economic Lunar Ice Deposits
06:11 What Would a Lunar Mining Operation Look Like?
07:37 First Lunar Water Mine
08:20 Cost: First Lunar Water Mine
09:20 Proposal for a US Strategic Propellant Reserve
09:42 Upcoming Missions
10:58 Outro

Sources:

Ethos Lunar Water 2025: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6657895a89b5be3a8948c2df/t/681b9dc85ca4365328df683b/1746640338680/Ethos_LunarWater.pdf