"Former Blue Origin President Leads Interlune's Helium-3 Moon Mining Mission"
TL;DR
Former Blue Origin employees have founded a company, Interlune, to mine helium-3 on the moon and sell it on Earth, raising $15 million in funding. Helium-3, a rare isotope, is abundant on the moon's surface and has potential applications in quantum computing and fusion energy. With NASA's Artemis Program investing in lunar exploration, Interlune aims to capitalize on the growing interest in space resources, although significant technical and market challenges remain.
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- A Startup Will Try to Mine Helium-3 on the Moon WIRED
- Interlune says it’s raised millions to mine Helium-3 on the moon The Washington Post
- Mining helium-3 on the Moon has been talked about forever—now a company will try Ars Technica
- Former Blue Origin President Leads Helium-3 Moon Mining Mission Aviation Week
- Interlune comes out of stealth with its plan to harvest helium-3 and more on the moon GeekWire
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