Articles about Interlune

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

Illustration: Blue Origin Blue Moon lander with Astrolab CLV-1 rover deployed to lunar surface

NASA taps Blue Origin to deliver lunar rovers for Moon Base initiative

Blue Moon lander will carry Astrolab and Lunar Outpost moon buggies, while Firefly will drop off NASA’s rocket-powered drones. 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

Interlune wins $4.8M grant for Texas center focusing on simulated moon dirt

Seattle-based Interlune has won a grant of up to $4.84 million from the Texas Space Commission to open a center… 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

Former Blue Origin president’s startup raises funding to go after moon resources

A stealthy space venture co-founded by the former president of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says it’s raising funds… Read More

Gary Lai at Museum of Flight's Pathfinder Awards banquet

Blue Origin’s chief architect lifts the veil on stealth moon startup at Pathfinder Awards

Gary Lai’s resume features his status as chief architect and pioneer spaceflier at Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture —… Read More