Articles about helium-3

Interlune engineers working on apparatus for extracting helium-3 from industrial-grade helium

Interlune extracts helium-3 from ordinary helium, demonstrating a process it plans to use on the moon

Seattle startup uses cryogenic distillation to produce helium-3 for quantum computing and other applications — initially on Earth, and eventually on the lunar surface. Read More

Engineers work on hardware in Interlune's Regolith Lab

Interlune wins $6.9M NASA contract to create system to extract helium-3 and hydrogen from moon dirt

Seattle-based startup will build and test payload that advances its plan to bring back lunar helium-3 for use in quantum computers. Read More

Prototype excavator on a rocky test range

Interlune digs into the development of an excavator for helium-3 and construction projects on the moon

Seattle startup takes a wider view of what it can do for NASA’s Artemis moon program in the years ahead. Read More

Illustration: Interlune harvester on the moon

Interlune brings in fresh funding to keep its mission to mine the moon moving forward

Seattle-based Interlune is raising additional investment to support its campaign to identify and extract resources on the moon that can… Read More

Illustration: Astrolab FLIP rover on moon with Interlune payload

Interlune will team up with Astrolab to send a camera to the moon for helium-3 survey

Seattle-based Interlune says it’s struck a deal with California-based Astrolab to send a multispectral camera to the moon to estimate… Read More

Interlune announces deals for moon mining equipment — and for selling lunar helium-3

Seattle-based Interlune provided a triple-barreled update today on its progress toward mining helium-3 on the moon and returning that resource… Read More

Researcher with apparatus on zero-gravity flight

NASA awards $348,000 to Interlune to test technology for processing moon soil

Seattle-based Interlune has received a $348,000 grant from NASA to test its system for processing lunar soil on a series… Read More

Interlune comes out of stealth with its plan to harvest helium-3 and more on the moon

Seattle-based Interlune officially lifted the curtain today on its plans to build a robotic harvester that could extract helium-3 from… Read More