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  1. Interlune wins $6.9M from NASA to analyze lunar gases
    NASA has awarded a $6.9 million contract to Seattle-based Interlune for the development of a system that can extract gases such as helium-3 and hydrogen from lunar soil and rocks.

    The system will be developed and tested on Earth under the terms of an 18-month Small Business Innovation Researc
    cosmiclog.com/2026/05/04/inter
    #GeekWire #Helium3 #Interlune #Moon #NASA #SBIR #Space

  2. Interlune wins $6.9M from NASA to analyze lunar gases
    NASA has awarded a $6.9 million contract to Seattle-based Interlune for the development of a system that can extract gases such as helium-3 and hydrogen from lunar soil and rocks.

    The system will be developed and tested on Earth under the terms of an 18-month Small Business Innovation Researc
    cosmiclog.com/2026/05/04/inter
    #GeekWire #Helium3 #Interlune #Moon #NASA #SBIR #Space

  3. Interlune wins $6.9M from NASA to analyze lunar gases
    NASA has awarded a $6.9 million contract to Seattle-based Interlune for the development of a system that can extract gases such as helium-3 and hydrogen from lunar soil and rocks.

    The system will be developed and tested on Earth under the terms of an 18-month Small Business Innovation Researc
    cosmiclog.com/2026/05/04/inter
    #GeekWire #Helium3 #Interlune #Moon #NASA #SBIR #Space

  4. Interlune wins $6.9M from NASA to analyze lunar gases
    NASA has awarded a $6.9 million contract to Seattle-based Interlune for the development of a system that can extract gases such as helium-3 and hydrogen from lunar soil and rocks.

    The system will be developed and tested on Earth under the terms of an 18-month Small Business Innovation Researc
    cosmiclog.com/2026/05/04/inter
    #GeekWire #Helium3 #Interlune #Moon #NASA #SBIR #Space

  5. Interlune wins $6.9M from NASA to analyze lunar gases
    NASA has awarded a $6.9 million contract to Seattle-based Interlune for the development of a system that can extract gases such as helium-3 and hydrogen from lunar soil and rocks.

    The system will be developed and tested on Earth under the terms of an 18-month Small Business Innovation Researc
    cosmiclog.com/2026/05/04/inter
    #GeekWire #Helium3 #Interlune #Moon #NASA #SBIR #Space

  6. #NASA has awarded Seattle-based #Interlune $6.9 million to develop a payload suite that can cook gases out of #moon dirt and look for traces of potentially valuable #hydrogen and #helium3. The project fits into Interlune's grand plan to sell lunar helium-3 for earthly applications. geekwire.com/2026/interlune-na #Space #Regolith

  7. #NASA has awarded Seattle-based #Interlune $6.9 million to develop a payload suite that can cook gases out of #moon dirt and look for traces of potentially valuable #hydrogen and #helium3. The project fits into Interlune's grand plan to sell lunar helium-3 for earthly applications. geekwire.com/2026/interlune-na #Space #Regolith

  8. #NASA has awarded Seattle-based #Interlune $6.9 million to develop a payload suite that can cook gases out of #moon dirt and look for traces of potentially valuable #hydrogen and #helium3. The project fits into Interlune's grand plan to sell lunar helium-3 for earthly applications. geekwire.com/2026/interlune-na #Space #Regolith

  9. #NASA has awarded Seattle-based #Interlune $6.9 million to develop a payload suite that can cook gases out of #moon dirt and look for traces of potentially valuable #hydrogen and #helium3. The project fits into Interlune's grand plan to sell lunar helium-3 for earthly applications. geekwire.com/2026/interlune-na #Space #Regolith

  10. #NASA has awarded Seattle-based #Interlune $6.9 million to develop a payload suite that can cook gases out of #moon dirt and look for traces of potentially valuable #hydrogen and #helium3. The project fits into Interlune's grand plan to sell lunar helium-3 for earthly applications. geekwire.com/2026/interlune-na #Space #Regolith

  11. All humanity should benefit from Helium-3, our new 'petroleum.' If, for example, SpaceX became the elite with the infrastructure, they should handle responsibility, accountability, and very high criticism, especially if SpaceX became the sole miner of the Moon because no others did.

    #Helium3 #SpaceX #Moon #Energy #Accountability #Monopoly #Future #Science #Ethics #Policy #Sustainability #SpaceEconomy #Technology #Justice #Resources #Cosmos #Innovation #Society #Global #PublicGood #ClimateChange

  12. Seattle-based #Interlune was created to seek out and harvest #helium3 and other resources on the #moon - but now it's also aiming to help #NASA build base camps and other infrastructure on the lunar surface. geekwire.com/2026/interlune-ex #Space #Artemis

  13. Interlune brings in more cash to get set for moon mining
    Seattle-based Interlune is raising additional investment to support its campaign to identify and extract resources on the moon that can be brought back to Earth, starting with helium-3.

    The fundraising effort came to light in a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission this week.
    cosmiclog.com/2026/01/29/inter
    #GeekWire #Helium3 #Interlune #Moon #Space

  14. Seattle-based #Interlune reports that it's in the midst of a $5 million SAFE investment round to "advance key technical milestones" as it gets set to identify and extract lunar resources, starting with helium-3. geekwire.com/2026/interlune-fu #Moon #Space #Helium3

  15. #NASA Administrator #JaredIsaacman stated that the #US will return to the #moon within #Trump’s second term. He emphasised the importance of #lunarexploration for scientific, economic, and national security reasons, including the potential for #spacedatacentres, #infrastructure, and #Helium3 mining. Isaacman also highlighted the Artemis campaign, a moon exploration programme aiming to prepare for #Mars missions, and the role of #SpaceX and #BlueOrigin. cnbc.com/2025/12/26/nasa-boss- #tech #media #news

  16. We haven’t #mined ⚒️ on the moon yet, but companies are already buying its resources. Bluefors has purchased tens of thousands of liters of #Helium3 from the moon — spending “above $300 million” 💰💰💰 washingtonpost.com/technology/

    #SpaceMining

  17. According to the company’s plans, multiple lunar missions are scheduled this decade, backed by #contracts with #US #government agencies. In addition to #Helium3 Interlune intends to extract #RareEarths, industrial #metals, & #water from the #Moon, laying the foundation for a long-term in-#space economy.

    #MoonMining #tech #law #business #QuantumComputing

  18. #Interlune is one of the 1st companies aiming to #commercialize #Helium3 resources from the #Moon. Its #harvesting #technology is described as lighter, smaller, & more energy-efficient than rival concepts, cutting costs for both transportation & lunar operation. The company is also developing Earth-based systems to separate helium-3 from terrestrial gas supplies, which it says will provide an interim source before full lunar operations begin.

    #MoonMining #tech #law #business #QuantumComputing

  19. The agreement marks one of the first commercial commitments to secure #Helium3 a scarce isotope on Earth but present in significant quantities on the #Moon. According to Interlune, helium-3 was deposited on the lunar surface by the solar wind & first identified in Apollo-era samples. The #UK government release on the deal described helium-3 as a critical material for #quantum #computers & one of the most valuable substances that can be transported from #space.

    #MoonMining #tech #law

  20. #Bluefors, the world’s leading maker of #cryogenic cooling systems for #quantum #technology, has signed an agreement to purchase up to 10,000 liters of #Helium3 annually from #Interlune, a #US company developing #space-based resource extraction. The deliveries are scheduled from 2028 through 2037, according to an Interlune news release.

    #Moon #MoonMining #tech #law #business #QuantumComputing
    interlune.space/press-release/

  21. #Bluefors has agreed to purchase up to 10,000 liters of #Helium3 annually from #Interlune 2028–2037 to secure supply for #quantum #technology.

    Helium-3 is extremely scarce on Earth but abundant on the #Moon, where Interlune plans to harvest it using lightweight, energy-efficient lunar extraction systems.

    The deal aims to stabilize the #QuantumComputing supply chain as demand for helium-3 rises with the growth of dilution refrigerators & large-scale quantum computers.

    thequantuminsider.com/2025/09/

  22. #DerSpiegel:
    "
    Sind Roboter die besseren Astronauten? »Der Mensch ist aus meiner Sicht unschlagbar«
    "
    "Harald Hiesinger bringt Astronautinnen und Astronauten geologische Kenntnisse bei. Hier spricht der Planetologe über lange Mondtage und erklärt, warum er private Weltraummissionen auch kritisch sieht."

    spiegel.de/deinspiegel/sind-ro

    6.9.2025

    #Astronautik #Daten #Geologie #Helium3 #Mensch #Mond #Mondlandung #Mondstation #Raumfahrt #Roboter #Robotik #SpaceFlight #Weltraum

  23. #DerSpiegel:
    "
    Sind Roboter die besseren Astronauten? »Der Mensch ist aus meiner Sicht unschlagbar«
    "
    "Harald Hiesinger bringt Astronautinnen und Astronauten geologische Kenntnisse bei. Hier spricht der Planetologe über lange Mondtage und erklärt, warum er private Weltraummissionen auch kritisch sieht."

    spiegel.de/deinspiegel/sind-ro

    6.9.2025

    #Astronautik #Daten #Geologie #Helium3 #Mensch #Mond #Mondlandung #Mondstation #Raumfahrt #Roboter #Robotik #SpaceFlight #Weltraum

  24. #DerSpiegel:
    "
    Sind Roboter die besseren Astronauten? »Der Mensch ist aus meiner Sicht unschlagbar«
    "
    "Harald Hiesinger bringt Astronautinnen und Astronauten geologische Kenntnisse bei. Hier spricht der Planetologe über lange Mondtage und erklärt, warum er private Weltraummissionen auch kritisch sieht."

    spiegel.de/deinspiegel/sind-ro

    6.9.2025

    #Astronautik #Daten #Geologie #Helium3 #Mensch #Mond #Mondlandung #Mondstation #Raumfahrt #Roboter #Robotik #SpaceFlight #Weltraum

  25. #DerSpiegel:
    "
    Sind Roboter die besseren Astronauten? »Der Mensch ist aus meiner Sicht unschlagbar«
    "
    "Harald Hiesinger bringt Astronautinnen und Astronauten geologische Kenntnisse bei. Hier spricht der Planetologe über lange Mondtage und erklärt, warum er private Weltraummissionen auch kritisch sieht."

    spiegel.de/deinspiegel/sind-ro

    6.9.2025

    #Astronautik #Daten #Geologie #Helium3 #Mensch #Mond #Mondlandung #Mondstation #Raumfahrt #Roboter #Robotik #SpaceFlight #Weltraum

  26. #DerSpiegel:
    "
    Sind Roboter die besseren Astronauten? »Der Mensch ist aus meiner Sicht unschlagbar«
    "
    "Harald Hiesinger bringt Astronautinnen und Astronauten geologische Kenntnisse bei. Hier spricht der Planetologe über lange Mondtage und erklärt, warum er private Weltraummissionen auch kritisch sieht."

    spiegel.de/deinspiegel/sind-ro

    6.9.2025

    #Astronautik #Daten #Geologie #Helium3 #Mensch #Mond #Mondlandung #Mondstation #Raumfahrt #Roboter #Robotik #SpaceFlight #Weltraum

  27. Interlune makes a deal for helium-hunting moon mission
    Seattle-based Interlune says it’s struck a deal with California-based Astrolab to send a multispectral camera to the moon to estimate how much helium-3 is present in lunar soil.

    Interlune’s camera will be one of the payloads aboard Astrolab’s FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform rover, or FLIP for
    cosmiclog.com/2025/08/05/inter
    #GeekWire #Astrolab #Helium3 #Interlune #Moon #Space

  28. Interlune makes a deal for helium-hunting moon mission
    Seattle-based Interlune says it’s struck a deal with California-based Astrolab to send a multispectral camera to the moon to estimate how much helium-3 is present in lunar soil.

    Interlune’s camera will be one of the payloads aboard Astrolab’s FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform rover, or FLIP for
    cosmiclog.com/2025/08/05/inter
    #GeekWire #Astrolab #Helium3 #Interlune #Moon #Space

  29. Interlune makes a deal for helium-hunting moon mission
    Seattle-based Interlune says it’s struck a deal with California-based Astrolab to send a multispectral camera to the moon to estimate how much helium-3 is present in lunar soil.

    Interlune’s camera will be one of the payloads aboard Astrolab’s FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform rover, or FLIP for
    cosmiclog.com/2025/08/05/inter
    #GeekWire #Astrolab #Helium3 #Interlune #Moon #Space

  30. Interlune makes a deal for helium-hunting moon mission
    Seattle-based Interlune says it’s struck a deal with California-based Astrolab to send a multispectral camera to the moon to estimate how much helium-3 is present in lunar soil.

    Interlune’s camera will be one of the payloads aboard Astrolab’s FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform rover, or FLIP for
    cosmiclog.com/2025/08/05/inter
    #GeekWire #Astrolab #Helium3 #Interlune #Moon #Space

  31. A #Seattle #space startup called #Interlune has struck a deal to send a helium-hunting camera to the #moon aboard Astrolab's FLIP rover, which is due for launch as soon as this year. It'll be the first off-Earth step in Interlune's plan to deliver lunar #helium3 to paying customers. geekwire.com/2025/interlune-as

  32. 'US firm’s lunar excavator plans to suck helium-3 from moon and supply it to Earth'

    interestingengineering.com/spa

    'The excavator can process up to 100 metric tons of regolith (moon dust) per hour, according to the company’s specs. Plus, it can separate helium-3 from other gases using a gaseous chemical process, designed to work in lunar conditions.'

    #Moon #Luna #technology #fusion #energy #space #He3 #Helium3 #Helium

  33. Interlune makes progress on its plans to mine the moon
    Seattle-based Interlune provided a triple-barreled update today on its progress toward mining helium-3 on the moon and returning that resource to Earth.

    The startup joined Vermeer Corp., an industrial equipment manufacturer headquartered in Iowa, to unveil a full-scale prot
    cosmiclog.com/2025/05/07/inter
    #GeekWire #DepartmentOfEnergy #Helium3 #Interlune #Mining #Moon #Space

  34. #Interlune, a #Seattle startup that wants to mine the #moon for helium-3, says it's working with an industrial partner on the required hardware - and it's naming its first customers. geekwire.com/2025/interlune-mo #Helium3 #Space

  35. @60sRefugee The Sunbird engines use #helium3. #PulsarFusion’s design is in the third phase of its development, with the ambitious aim of testing #Sunbird technology in-orbit in 📆 2027. Sunbirds shall be permanently stationed in low-Earth orbit, where they would attach to spacecraft leaving our atmosphere and propel them at unprecedented speeds toward far-off destinations, such as Mars smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/

  36. That's one more small step toward harvesting #helium3 on the #moon: #NASA awards $348,000 to Seattle-based #Interlune to test its system for processing moon soil in a reduced-gravity setting. geekwire.com/2024/nasa-interlu #Space

  37. A single liter costs a few thousand dollars. Because there is no magnetosphere around the #Moon 🌙, it's believed there are large quantities of #helium3 gas trapped in pockets of the #lunar regolith. #Interlune is working toward the launch of a demonstrator mission in 📆 2026 that will sample the lunar regolith, measure the helium-3 quantity, and then attempt to extract some of it. arstechnica.com/space/2024/03/

    #MoonMining

  38. @arstechnica
    Cost of party balloons about to sky-rocket?

    Wouldn't it be cheaper to fly patients to the Moon and back to be medically scanned there than bring the 3He down here? LOL

    Surely this insanely speculative BS is up for an #IgNobel prize?!

    #Helium #Helium3 #He3 #3He #Moon #NMR #MRI #cryogenics #fusion #Sun #LOLZ

  39. "Helium-3 is the only resource out there that is priced high enough to support going to the Moon and bringing it back to Earth," Meyerson said in an interview. "There are customers that want to buy it today."

    VERY excited about this development.

    #Moon #Helium3 #Interlune #NewSpace

    arstechnica.com/space/2024/03/

  40. #Reuters 📆 August 11, 2023 #Helium3 is an isotope of helium that is rare on earth, but #NASA says there are estimates of a million tonnes of it on the #moon 🌙. This isotope could provide nuclear energy 🔋 in a fusion reactor but since it is not radioactive it would not produce dangerous waste.
    #RareEarthMetals - used in #smartphones 📱, #computers 💻 and advanced technologies - are present on the moon 🌙, including scandium, yttrium and the 15 lanthanides reuters.com/technology/space/m

    Picture : #BuzzAldrin speaking with NASA's Rob Mueller about the lunar/martian/asteroid mining #robot #RASSOR commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil

    #SpaceMining #MoonMining #AsteroidMining

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