Interlune wants to mine Helium-3 on the Moon by 2030 – it's a potential fuel for nuclear fusion

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Interlune хочет добывать Гелий-3 на Луне до 2030 года – это потенциальное топливо для термоядерного синтеза

Interlune хочет добывать Гелий-3 на Луне до 2030 года – это потенциальное топливо для термоядерного синтеза

The company’s founders include former Blue Origin employees and an Apollo astronaut 17″.

Interlune plans to become the first company to mine natural resources on the Moon and sell them to Earth. The startup will initially focus on Helium-3, an isotope of helium that is formed by nuclear fusion in the Sun.

In an interview with Ars Technica, Interlune co-founder and former Blue Origin president Rob Meyerson said the company hopes to launch its facility on one of NASA's future commercial missions to the Moon. In plans, this should take place already in 2028, and full-fledged work will start by 2030.

Interlune announced this week that it has raised $18 million, including $15 million in its latest round led by Seven Seven Six (a venture capital firm started by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian).

Helium-3, the resource Interlune is targeting, could be used on Earth for quantum computing, medical imaging, and potentially as fuel for fusion reactors. Helium-3 is carried to the Moon by the solar wind, while the Earth's magnetosphere deflects this flow of particles. On our planet it exists in very limited quantities (as a result of testing nuclear weapons, nuclear reactors and radioactive decay), and the cost per liter reaches several thousand dollars.

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Interlune is also planning a mission with a separate module that will estimate helium-3 concentrations at selected sites.

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The Technology section is published with the support of Favbet Tech

Interlune хочет добывать Гелий-3 на Луне до 2030 года – это потенциальное топливо для термоядерного синтеза

Interlune хочет добывать Гелий-3 на Луне до 2030 года – это потенциальное топливо для термоядерного синтеза

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