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The training facilities across the globe that prepare astronauts for extra-terrestrial expeditions

1. Desert RATS Flagstaff, Arizona Desert Research and Technology Studies (Desert RATS) makes use of the Black Point Lava Flow site in Arizona which shares a host of environmental and terrain similarities with Mars, the Moon and near-Earth asteroids. As well as understanding how rovers can cope with craters, slopes, dust storms and volcanic ash fields, it also looks at the tasks that would be better suited to humans such as sample collection. 2. In-Situ Resource Utilisation Mauna Kea, Hawaii When astronauts in the future land on the Moon, they would, ideally, be able to produce their own oxygen from lunar rocks and soil. This dormant volcano has proven to be a perfect simulation of the Moon’s polar regions. Scientists have studied the effectiveness of rovers to produce oxygen in…

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