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by barkingcat 4812 days ago
I remember reading that water is generated as a byproduct of the hydrogen fuel cells on board. And then the water vapour is also recycled and repurified back into the system. So it's a closed water system powered by solar energy inputs.

Of course, the machinery necessary for this loop costs x billions, but the particular molecules of water used in this experiment probably came out of the internal water cycle and didn't cost to get the water there in the first place.

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http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2000/as...

So there is still some loss of water even with the recycling