How it works
LunaPure is CSMC’s lunar water-purification development system. The company describes using solar energy and the lunar vacuum to extract and purify water from ice while removing dust and other contaminants, with low maintenance as a design objective. CSA selected LunaPure as the April 2026 Aqualunar grand-prize winner and awarded C$400,000 for further development; the award does not report lunar operation or quantified potable-water performance.
Technical detail
Core features
- Solar energy and lunar vacuum are part of the proposed purification process
- Removal of dust and other contaminants from lunar ice-derived water
- Self-contained, low-maintenance operation is a design objective