Interlune digs into opportunities for lunar construction
Interlune is leveraging a $150,000 NASA contract to develop develop lunar trenching and excavation technology — and although the primary goal is to extract valuable helium-3 from moon dirt, the project also signals the company’s broader play for lunar infrastructure.
Interlune’s work
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/02/04/interlune-digs-into-opportunities-for-lunar-construction/
#GeekWire #Artemis #Interlune #Mining #Moon #NASA #Space
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. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/interlune-excavator-helium-3-moon-construction/ #Space #Artemis
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.
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/01/29/interlune-brings-in-more-cash-to-get-set-for-moon-mining/
#GeekWire #Helium3 #Interlune #Moon #Space
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. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/interlune-funding-moon-mining-safe/ #Moon #Space #Helium3
Race to mine the Moon accelerates as Interlune targets 2029 pilot project. The U.S. company hopes to launch a mission next year to harvest helium3.
https://www.news-cafe.eu/?go=news&n=13797
#nasa #esa #spacex #space #moon #cosmos #astronomy #science #research #technology #interlune #astrobotic #vermeer #ispace
…#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.
#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
https://www.interlune.space/press-release/bluefors-to-source-helium-3-from-the-moon-with-interlune-to-power-next-phase-of-quantum-industry-growth
#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.
Interlune, americký startup založený skupinou veteránů kosmického průmyslu, si klade za cíl zrealizovat první komerční vytěžení vzácného izotopu helia-3 přímo z měsíčního regolitu. Tento ambiciózní plán slibuje otevřít novou kapitolu v technologickém rozvoji a energetice a může znamenat zásadní krok směrem k efektivnímu využití mimozemských surovin.
#vesmir #startups #mesic #interlune
Celá novinka 👉 https://www.twegal.com/novinky/startup-interlune-a-budoucnost-tezby-helia-3-na-mesici
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
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/08/05/interlune-makes-a-deal-for-helium-hunting-moon-mission/
#GeekWire #Astrolab #Helium3 #Interlune #Moon #Space
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. https://www.geekwire.com/2025/interlune-astrolab-camera-moon-helium-3/
A long-shot plan to mine the Moon comes a little closer to reality https://arstechni.ca/av6t #lunareconomy #interlune #helium-3 #Space #space
🌕 Lune en soldes : la start-up Interlune + Vermeer + NASA = excavateur pour pomper l’hélium-3 🛠️💰
Progrès ou pillage orbital ? L’industrie mord la poussière lunaire.
🔗 https://www.geo.fr/sciences/un-excavateur-pour-extraire-l-helium-3-du-sol-lunaire-le-projet-soutenu-par-la-nasa-226760
#LuneSaccagée #Helium3 #TechnoFossile #SpaceCapitalism #ColonialismeSpatial #NASA #Interlune
Nachdem die Gier großer #konzerne nach #rohstoffe|n unseren Planeten über die #GrenzendesWachstums hinausgebracht und inzwischen teilweise irreparable Schäden verursacht hat, soll jetzt auch der #mond ausgeplündert werden. Wer #frankschätzing|s Buch #limit gelesen hat, kann sich ungefähr vorstellen, wie das aussehen könnte: Wo immer die Bagger #regolith abbauen, entstehen riesige Staubwolken, die lange weiterschweben.
#helium3 #interlune #heise
https://www.heise.de/news/Interlune-stellt-Bagger-fuer-Helium-3-Abbau-auf-dem-Mond-vor-10398165.html
Bin ich eigentlich der einzige der sich denkt, dass derartige Meldungen...
"... #US-Unternehmem...#Interlune stellt Bagger für #Helium-3-Abbau auf dem #Mond vor..." 1)
👉...eine ganz dumme Idee darstellen könnten?!?👈
Warum?
Na ja, wenn schon die Entnahme von Tiefenwasser auf der #Erde zu einer Veränderung der Erdrotation geführt hat, was passiert dann erst, wenn wir extraterrestrische Rohstoffe im großen Stil importieren?!?...
https://www.science.org/content/article/humanity-s-groundwater-pumping-has-altered-earth-s-tilt
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
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/05/07/interlune-makes-progress-on-its-plans-to-mine-the-moon/
#GeekWire #DepartmentOfEnergy #Helium3 #Interlune #Mining #Moon #Space
#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. https://www.geekwire.com/2025/interlune-moon-mining-vermeer-maybell-quantum-doe/ #Helium3 #Space
Texas boosts Interlune’s work with simulated moon dirt
Seattle-based Interlune has won a grant of up to $4.84 million from the Texas Space Commission to open a center of excellence at NASA’s Johnson Space Center focusing on simulated moon rocks and soil.
The center would be part of the Texas A&M University Space Institute, which is currently under construc
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/04/18/texas-boosts-interlunes-work-with-simulated-moon-dirt/
#GeekWire #Interlune #Moon #Space #Texas
Seattle-based #Interlune gets a big boost from #Texas for its plans to open a center focusing on simulated #moon dirt (a.k.a. lunar regolith simulant) on the grounds of NASA's Johnson Space Center. https://www.geekwire.com/2025/interlune-grant-texas-center-simulated-moon-dirt/ #Space
Interluneが月の資源を持ち帰るクエストの詳細を公開
https://spacenews.com/interlune-reveals-details-of-quest-to-bring-home-lunar-resources/
Interluneは月の資源を活用し、Helium-3を採取して地球へ供給。2027年に宇宙での抽出技術をデモし、2029年には月のパイロットプラントを設立予定。将来的には他の資源も採取し、
宇宙経済を支援する計画 #Interlune #Helium-3 #抽出技術
