Ars Technica

Mining helium-3 on the Moon has been talked about forever—now a company will try

Two of Blue Origin’s earliest employees, former President Rob Meyerson and Chief Architect Gary Lai, have started a company that seeks to extract helium-3 from the lunar surface, return it to Earth, ...
Fox 5 San Diego

Lunar Helium-3 Mining and Mosae Zorg Industries Forge First-Ever Moon-to-Europe Resource Supply Chain

U.S.–German partnership bridges space mining and quantum computing to build the world’s first lunar-derived quantum supply chain. SCOTTSDALE, AZ, UNITED STATES ...
EHS Today

Lunar Mining Safety: Preparing for Helium-3 Extraction and Worker Protection

Lunar mining will involve autonomous robots and small human crews, requiring advanced safety protocols for remote operations and emergency response. Key hazards include lunar dust, vacuum leaks, ...
Government Technology

Moonshot? Lunar Mining Startup Aims to Extract Helium Isotope

While private companies try to get space tourism off the ground, another lunar endeavor is now in the offing: moon mining. Interlune, a startup founded by two former Blue Origin employees, wants to ...
Futurism

Mining Company Says It’s Identified Hugely Valuable Material on Surface of the Moon

The United States and China are caught in a race to return to the Moon. The two superpowers are hoping to reach the lunar surface by 2028 and 2030, respectively, in a rivalry that could have sweeping ...
The Hill

Is iSpace getting into the rare helium mining business?

One of the next private companies to attempt a moon landing in the new year will be the Japanese iSpace, due for a launch no earlier than January 2025. Its first attempt met with failure in April 2023 ...
Ars Technica

Mining Helium-3 on the Moon has been talked about forever—now a company will try

I guess it's their money (whoever that may me), but, as much as I dislike the instinct on this forum to poke holes in every idea that is the least bit technically challenging, I'm going to join on ...