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Chinese Astronauts Create Rocket Fuel in Space Using "Artificial Photosynthesis"

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Chinese astronauts claim to have created rocket fuel on board the country's Tiangong space station.

The team used semiconductor catalysts to turn carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and ethylene, a hydrocarbon commonly used to produce spacecraft propellants.

China is hoping to build a base near the Moon 's south pole by 2035 , an endeavor that will require a steady source of breathable oxygen.

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