"Former Blue Origin President's Interlune Raises Millions for Helium-3 Moon Mining Mission"
Interlune, a private venture founded by former Blue Origin executives and an Apollo astronaut, has announced plans to mine the moon for Helium-3, a resource scarce on Earth but abundant on the moon. The company has raised $18 million and aims to develop technology to harvest and bring back lunar materials, with a focus on serving the quantum computing industry. Despite challenges and the need for new technologies, Interlune intends to conduct a prospecting mission by 2026 and hopes to begin full-scale operations by 2030. The company's funding round was led by venture capital firm Seven Seven Six, reflecting the growing appeal of the space sector to investors.
- Interlune says it’s raised millions to mine Helium-3 on the moon The Washington Post
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- Interlune comes out of stealth with its plan to harvest helium-3 and more on the moon Yahoo! Voices
- Mining helium-3 on the Moon has been talked about forever—now a company will try Ars Technica
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