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For Release: March 25, 1999
Media Advisory m99-059a

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Summary

--NASA Experiment Lays Groundwork for 'Living Off the Land'   
  On Mars

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NASA EXPERIMENT LAYS GROUNDWORK 
FOR 'LIVING OFF THE LAND' ON MARS 

     NASA engineers have laid the groundwork for 'living off 
the land' on Mars by extracting oxygen from a simulated 
Martian atmosphere. Producing oxygen using materials readily 
available on Mars could reduce the amount of materials that 
would need to accompany a human mission to the Red Planet. 
The synthesized oxygen could be used for breathing air or as 
propellant to send samples and astronauts back to Earth. This 
week's experiment is an initial test of technology that will 
be aboard the Mars Surveyor 2001 Lander, scheduled to launch 
April 10, 2001.

Contact at NASA Headquarters: Jennifer McCarter, 202/358-
1639;
Contact at Johnson Space Center: Kelly Humphries, 281/483-
5111;
Contact at Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Mary Hardin, 818/354-
0344.

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