50 years ago, a spacecraft discovered oxygen in moon rocks
Excerpt from the October 14, 1967 issue of Science News
![a moon rock](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/101417_KP_50YA_moon-rocks_main.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
OXYGEN HUNT Scientists now know moon rocks (one shown) can contain oxygen, but researchers are still figuring out the best techniques to extract the life-sustaining oxygen from the moon’s surface.
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